Dr. William B. Dunlap Jr.

Dr. William B. Dunlap Jr., 74, of Union City passed away peacefully Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, with his family by his side.
Funeral services were to be conducted 1 p.m. today at St. James Episcopal Church in Union City. The Rev. Chuck McMillen was to officiate. Entombment was to follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were to be Jimmy Thompson, Dr. Grover Schleifer, Newell Graham, Dr. Steve Harpole, Dr. Jody Harpole, Bill Townes, Danny Smith, Dr. Barry Cutright, Allen Nohsey, Norman Carl, Dr. David Harpole Jr., Jimmy Jones and John Harpole.
Honorary pallbearers were to be Doug Snider, Bobby Wyatt, Bob Nichols, Steve Stone, Tommy Jernigan, Preston Bland, Sammy Nailling and Dr. Larry Buckles.
Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bill was born Nov. 11, 1946, in Memphis, son of the late Dr. William B. Dunlap Sr. and the late Elizabeth (Harpole) Dunlap. He married Alice (Cloys) Dunlap April 10, 1965. She survives. Bill attended Union City High School and was a 1964 graduate of Columbia Military Academy in Columbia. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin and was a 1972 graduate of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. After graduation, he joined his father in the family optometric practice. Bill was one of the founding investors of the former First Volunteer Bank in Union City now known as First Citizens National Bank, where he served on the board of directors for many years. Bill was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Union City; had been a member of the Union City Kiwanis Club, where he had served as president; had been a member of the Union City Rotary Club; served on the United Way of Obion County board, where he served as chairman; and was a former member of Poplar Meadows Country Club.
He is also survived by his son, William B. “Brooks” Dunlap III of Cordova; his sister-in-law and her husband, Theresa and Norman Carl of Nashville; one niece, Sarah Carl Croset and her husband, Sam, of Basel, Switzerland; one great-niece, Tess Evelyne Croset of Basel, Switzerland; and several cousins.
He was also preceded in death by one son, John Cloys Dunlap; and one sister, Alice Dunlap.
Memorial contributions may take the form of donations to St. James Episcopal Church, 422 East Church St., Union City, TN 38261 or the Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE First St., Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.

Published 9.9.21