Vador Blanton Dunkum, III

Date of Death: April 15, 2023

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Vador Blanton Dunkum III, Leetown, WV, died April 15, 2023, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center. He was born January 19, 1942, in Pine Bluff, AR, to Vador Blanton Dunkum Jr. and Lucille Davis Dunkum.

He is survived by his brothers, Mike Dunkum (and wife Valerie Owens), Leetown, WV, Gregory Dunkum, Gentry, AR, niece Angela Dunkum and nephew Alan Dunkum, both of Gentry, AR.

He was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School, class of 1960. After graduating from pharmacy school at Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana at Monroe), he worked as a hospital pharmacist at Hôtel-Dieu (University Hospital) in New Orleans. He made a career change and became a crew chief for 20 years in professional racing series, including Formula Atlantic, Super Vee, and IMSA GT. He retired in 2008 as a millwright at Visger Precision Inc. machine shop in San Jose, CA, and moved to Leetown, WV.

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Vador Blanton Dunkum III, Leetown, WV, died April 15, 2023, at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center. He was born January 19, 1942, in Pine Bluff, AR, to Vador Blanton Dunkum Jr. and Lucille Davis Dunkum. He is survived by his brothers, Mike Dunkum (and wife Valerie Owens), Leetown, WV, Gregory Dunkum, Gentry, AR, niece Angela DunkumContinue Reading

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Mike and Greg, I hope y'all get this message. Renee and I have thought of you often and we want you to know we are saddened by your loss. Edward died thirteen years ago this month, the loss of a sibling is difficult. We've wondered where you are living and I see Greg lives just up the road from me. Steve and I live on the south edge of Springdale just across the road from the north edge of Fayetteville. We send our love to the family. C

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