| Nancy Comfort Gunn |
Nancy C. Gunn
NANCY COMFORT GUNN (Age 83) Of Lewes and Bethany Beach,
DE passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at her residence at
Cadbury At Lewes.
She was born in Washington, DC on March 24, 1928. She was the
daughter of the late William and Helen (Gibb) Comfort. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, G. William
"Bill" Gunn in 1995.
Mrs. Gunn enjoyed the rare distinction of being a fourth generation
Washingtonian given her birth in the District. She grew up in the Cleveland
Park area and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. Among her
classmates were Virginia Senator John Warren, newscaster Roger Mudd,
former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, financier Warren Buffet and actor
George Gizzard. Nancy graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University and was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Gamma Delta social sorority.
She returned to DC and for several years worked at the CIA as a
reference librarian while pursuing a Master's Degree in International
Relations at American University.
In 1952, she married former college classmate Bill Gunn and had two
children, Kim and Tim. Nancy and Bill raised their children in Fairfax, VA
where Nancy enjoyed such activities as PTA President, teaching Sunday
School, editing the community newsletter, and serving as a Cub Scout and
Brownie Troop leader.
When the children went off to school, Nancy acquired her real estate
license and worked for Long & Foster in Northern VA for 26 years.
Bethany Beach was a part of the Gunn's life where they owned a unit in Sea
Colony before building a home in The Salt Pond where Nancy was the
founder of the Salt Pond Book Club and a member of the Salt Pond
Transition Committee.
She was also a contributor to the building fund for the new South
Coastal Library and became a volunteer. In 1996, she was elected to the
Board of Directors and served two terms. Nancy's primary accomplishment
was chairing the creation of the South Coastal Cuisine cookbook. She also
acted as the chairman of reservations for the Beach & Bay Cottage Tour
and was a member of the Library Director's Advisory Committee.
Nancy was a devout Republican, a voracious reader and a committed
bridge player.
Nancy is survived by her daughter, Kim Comfort Gunn Gundy and her
husband, Jay Gundy of Hudson, OH; her son, Timothy M. Gunn of New
York, NY; a granddaughter, Wallace Gundy of Portsmouth, RI; and a
grandson, MacKenzie Gundy of New York.
All services for Nancy will be private. Arrangements by Parsell Funeral
Homes & Crematorium, Lewes. The family suggests memorial contributions
be made to South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE
19930.
Please visit Mrs. Gunn's Life Memorial webpage and sign her online
guestbook at: www.parsellfuneralhomes.com
Published in The Washington Post on June 12, 2011
