Graveside services for Dempsey T. Dunn Sr., of Carson, are 11:30a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at VA Memorial Cemetery in Houston,Texas.

Mr. Dunn, 81, died Jan. 4, 2009, in Carson. He was born on July24, 1927, to Richard Edward Dunn and Iva Mae Smith Dunn.

He served in the U.S. Navy and U.S Air Force veteran.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a son, Richard A. Dunn;a brother; and a sister.

Survivors are his wife of 57 years, Leona Casteel Dunn; hissons, Dempsey Dunn Jr., David Ray Dunn, Louis Henry Dunn, BobbyMartin Dunn, Roger Brinkley Dunn and Kelly Cecil Dunn; hisdaughters, Connie Lee Reineking, Penny Sue Bass and Sharon AnnSmith; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.