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Obituary for William Albert "Bill" Nunn III

William Albert "Bill"  Nunn III
William Albert "Bill" Nunn, III, 80, of White Stone, Virginia passed away on September 13, 2017. He was born on December 26, 1936 in Borger, Texas.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ute E. Nunn; son, Franklin W. Nunn; daughters, Kathleen R. Taft (Tony)and Sabina U. Wighington (Chris); grandchildren, Eric M. Taft (Rachel), Cassandra E. Quick, Jacob R. Taft, Rachel K. Taft and Vincent William Wighington ; brothers, Albert Nelson "Spike" Nunn(Rebecca) and Franklin N. Nunn (Bert) and sister, Katherine N. Wallace and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Albert Nunn, Jr. and Flora Nelson Nunn; his sister, Martha N. "Misty" Elbourn and brothers-in law, Joseph B. Elbourn, Jr, and Richard Wallace.

He graduated from University of Wyoming with a BA in January 1959. He then served in the U. S. Army for 2 years before attending the University of Heidelberg in Germany where he met his wife and was married in December 1961. Mr. Nunn decided to finish his PhD in Philosophy at the University of Virginia and graduated in 1967. He then taught at the University of East Tennessee for 2 years.

In 1969, he went back into the Army and served in Vietnam until he was injured. He was honorably discharged and received the purple heart. In 1975, he received his law degree from American University and served as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Arlington County, VA for 71/2 years. Mr. Nunn moved back home to the Northern Neck and practiced law until his retirement in 2009.

Mr. Nunn loved skydiving, horseback riding, gardening and just loved the outdoors.

A Mass of Resurrection will be held 11:00 a. m. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock. Interment will follow the service in the church cemetery. Family will receive friends 5:00 to 7:00 p. m. Monday, September 18, 2017 at Currie Funeral Home. A Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p. m.

Memorial contributions may be made to RW-C Foundation, Parkinson Disease Program, 132 Lancaster Drive, Irvington, VA 22480.

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