Joseph Cleve "JC" Dunbar

Funeral service for Joseph Cleve 'JC' Dunbar of Saint Jo will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Friendship Church in Saint Jo. Burial to follow at Illinois Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, June 23, 2023 at Scott Funeral Home in Saint Jo. JC went to be with his Savior in Heaven on Sunday, June 18, 2023. He was born November 10, 1928 in Oklahoma City, OK to Cleve and Elsie (Haddock) Dunbar but lived in Mustang, Oklahoma until moving to Texas in 1985. He joined the United States Air Force in 1946 during World War II and served overseas during the Occupation of Japan. On April 17, 1949, while on leave, he met his wife of 74 years, Myrtle Hoover, in Bethany, Oklahoma (who was also born on November 10, 1928). They were married on May 14, 1949. He is the father of 3 children: Sherrie Jo, Paula Sue, and Randy Lynn. JC was reared and attended school in Mustang, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Air Force serving 2 of the 3 years in the Far East from 1947-1949. He retired from the Department of Transportation (FAA) in Oklahoma City after 35 years of Federal service. During the sixties and seventies, he served as a volunteer in various public service positions such as: Sheriff Special Duty, City councilman, Civil Defense Director, City Electrical Code Director, Acting Police Chief, and assisted in numerous activities during the growth of the City of Mustang. He was also very active in the Masonic Lodge and Oklahoma City Shriners (India Temple) Association, the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the Oklahoma Country Music Association, and the Central District Square Dance Association. He had a strong Faith in God and donated to various Television Ministries that he listened to and supported various charities. He is survived by his wife: Myrtle (Hoover) Dunbar; children: Sherrie Jo Orr, Randy Lynn Dunbar, Paula Sue and husband Tom Hertzler; grandchildren: Bobby and Anne Key, Joey and Krista Key, Aleta and Adam McBride, Stephanie Franks, Tiffany and Jake Cox, Laura and Charlie Howery, Clint and Whitney Dunbar, Cody and Penny Dunbar; great grandchildren: Jennifer Ferguson, Jaclyn Smith, Elliott and Krisalyn Key, Boston, Bennett, and Bowen McBride, Sam and Charlotte Howery, Lillie, Faith, Cannon Dunbar, and Avery, Scotland, and C.J. Dunbar; great great grandchildren: Brynn, Heidi, and Grady Ferguson, Emmy Lou and Tripp Smith; plus numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents: Cleve and Elsie Dunbar; siblings: L.E., Jim, Nathan ‘Bud’, Billie Jean, and Betty June; son in law: Larry Orr; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Dan & Beatrice Hoover; plus numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Joseph Cleve "JC" Dunbar

November 10, 1928 - June 18, 2023