Veta Fern Dunn

Veta Fern (Wilson) Dunn, 93, passed away peacefully on Sept 19, 2026, in Grapevine, Texas.

Born to Louis and Docia (Webb) Wilson on July 31, 1933, in Grady County, Oklahoma, she was the baby of five children. The family moved while she was young to the Cedar Creek Community southeast of Cooper where she attended school and church. Eventually moving to Klondike, she graduated from West Delta High School. The family became active members of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Commerce where she met and married Billy Gene Dunn in January 1953.

Billy Gene and Veta lived in Commerce for a short time before moving to the Dunn farm near Jardin, north of Commerce. They remained active in Calvary church and the Progressive Center community. Veta taught Sunday School and VBS. She worked as a seamstress in the 1950’s, making dresses for retail stores. She was a diligent farm wife, supporting her husband and the Dunn family. In the 1980’s, she worked at Sherwood Medical making gloves and other medical supplies and earning recognition as a high performer. They loved to travel but her delight was to love on her kids and grandkids.

Preceding her in death are both parents, three brothers, one sister, and her husband. Veta is survived by three children, Louis Dunn and wife Kim, Twylia Bell and husband Terry, and Jeffery Dunn and wife Diane, as well as nine grandchildren and their spouses and great grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 1 pm on Saturday, September 26 at First Baptist Church in Commerce. The funeral service will begin at 2 pm. Interment will be at Sonora Cemetery near Fairlie.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the International Mission Board at  https://www.imb.org/give to support missionaries like Terry and Twylia Bell who have served for many years in Tanzania.