Clifton Paris Gunnels, 84, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at Cherry Village in Great Bend, Kan. He was born November 16, 1925 at Climax, Kansas, the son of George Washington and Sarah Aileen (McComb) Gunnels. He was a World War II veteran, proudly serving his country as a signalman in the United States Navy. He married Dorothy Ann Tieszen August 12, 1950 at Marion, South Dakota. They were married fifty-two years before her passing March 22, 2003. He graduated from Ottawa University, after which he attended the Berkely Baptist Divinity School and received his bachelors of divinity degree. He served more than fifty years as a minister in the American Baptist churches. He was a Great Bend resident since 2003 coming from Hutchinson, KS. Mr. Gunnels was a member of the First Baptist Church, Russell, Kan. Survivors include one son, Chuck and wife Mary Kay, Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters: Marsha Frink and husband Cliff, Woodland Park, Colo.; and Susan West and husband Terry, Great Bend, Kan.; six granddaughters; five great-grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Warren Gunnels and Larry Gunnels. Graveside services with military honors by the United States Navy Honor Guard will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Kan. The Reverend Dr. Raymond Reimer will officiate. Friends may sign a register book from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2010 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Navigators, Colorado Springs, Colo., in care of Bryant Funeral Home.