1925
Aaron
2007
Aaron Tunnell
January 19, 1925 — August 18, 2007
Funeral services for Aaron G. Tunnell, 82, will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 22nd at Worden Chapel in Newcastle with Rev. Eric Parker of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family prefers memorial contributions to benefit the Weston County Humane Society.
Mr. Tunnell, 82, died at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, on August 18th, 2007. He had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig?s disease.
Aaron was born January 19, 1925 in Grady, New Mexico to Thurmon and Roxie Brown Tunnell. As an infant, he contracted polio. The family moved to Hot Springs, NM where he attended school through the 6th grade. He and his brother would catch wild horses and ride them all over the country side. The family then moved to Hawthorne, CA. where he graduated from Leuzinger High School in 1943. He worked in a nursery for a short time, until he got his draft classification as 4-F due to the polio paralysis, he was then able to get a job with the air craft factories. After the war he went back to Carlsbad, NM where his mother had moved and helped his grandpa break wild horses.
He took a job with Miller?s Geophysical Company in West Texas exploring for oil. He moved with the company to Meeteetsee, WY., then to Newcastle. Miller?s disbanded in Newcastle in early 1950. He worked odd jobs until Ty Thomas, then Mayor of Newcastle, hired him in December of 1950 as a billing clerk. The office was then located in Mumper?s Mortuary. He worked his way up from there retiring as City Treasurer, after 42 years with the City. Up until he went to work for the City, he had always gone by ?Gordon?, but Ty Thomas started calling him Aaron and he didn?t want to correct him, so it was Aaron from then on, except to the family and close friends. Aaron was a quiet, private person.
After retirement Gordon and Irene enjoyed RVing for 5 years until his health deteriorated.
Gordon was married to Irene Good Walker on June 11, 1951 in Newcastle, Wyo. They have made their home in Newcastle since then. He is survived by his wife Irene, 1 daughter, Lory Jim Palm of Casper, WY., 2 sons: Tim Maureen of Mooresville, NC, and John Vanessa of Parkersburg, West VA. Also 9 grandchildren: Nick Britney Tunnell, of Frisco, TX, Cory and Jesse Tunnell of Marietta OH; and Trenton Tunnell of Parkersburg; Hannah Tunnell of Flagstaff, AZ,, Whitney Tunnell and Mychael Tunnell of Mooresville, NC; and Amber Palm of Sheridan, WY, and Melissa Palm of Casper, WY. He is also survived by a brother, Herman of Sun City, CA., and a half-sister Linda Tucker of Carlsbad, NM. Also surviving are 3 nieces and 2 nephews. He will also be missed by his pets, Jill, Betsy, Nellie, Cleo Gray, and Little Boy.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and a brother Eddie Lee Tunnell.
Mr. Tunnell, 82, died at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, on August 18th, 2007. He had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig?s disease.
Aaron was born January 19, 1925 in Grady, New Mexico to Thurmon and Roxie Brown Tunnell. As an infant, he contracted polio. The family moved to Hot Springs, NM where he attended school through the 6th grade. He and his brother would catch wild horses and ride them all over the country side. The family then moved to Hawthorne, CA. where he graduated from Leuzinger High School in 1943. He worked in a nursery for a short time, until he got his draft classification as 4-F due to the polio paralysis, he was then able to get a job with the air craft factories. After the war he went back to Carlsbad, NM where his mother had moved and helped his grandpa break wild horses.
He took a job with Miller?s Geophysical Company in West Texas exploring for oil. He moved with the company to Meeteetsee, WY., then to Newcastle. Miller?s disbanded in Newcastle in early 1950. He worked odd jobs until Ty Thomas, then Mayor of Newcastle, hired him in December of 1950 as a billing clerk. The office was then located in Mumper?s Mortuary. He worked his way up from there retiring as City Treasurer, after 42 years with the City. Up until he went to work for the City, he had always gone by ?Gordon?, but Ty Thomas started calling him Aaron and he didn?t want to correct him, so it was Aaron from then on, except to the family and close friends. Aaron was a quiet, private person.
After retirement Gordon and Irene enjoyed RVing for 5 years until his health deteriorated.
Gordon was married to Irene Good Walker on June 11, 1951 in Newcastle, Wyo. They have made their home in Newcastle since then. He is survived by his wife Irene, 1 daughter, Lory Jim Palm of Casper, WY., 2 sons: Tim Maureen of Mooresville, NC, and John Vanessa of Parkersburg, West VA. Also 9 grandchildren: Nick Britney Tunnell, of Frisco, TX, Cory and Jesse Tunnell of Marietta OH; and Trenton Tunnell of Parkersburg; Hannah Tunnell of Flagstaff, AZ,, Whitney Tunnell and Mychael Tunnell of Mooresville, NC; and Amber Palm of Sheridan, WY, and Melissa Palm of Casper, WY. He is also survived by a brother, Herman of Sun City, CA., and a half-sister Linda Tucker of Carlsbad, NM. Also surviving are 3 nieces and 2 nephews. He will also be missed by his pets, Jill, Betsy, Nellie, Cleo Gray, and Little Boy.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and a brother Eddie Lee Tunnell.
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