Dean Gunter passed away peacefully on Friday, August 15, 2025 at Trellis Supportive Care (Hospice House) in Winston-Salem, NC after a 2-year bout with pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyle and Faye Gunter of Spruce Pine, NC.
Dean was born and raised in Spruce Pine and graduated from Harris High School in 1971 and attended Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He was a long time Public Accountant and tax preparer and loved ASU Mountaineer football and eagerly awaited football season every fall! He was a long standing member and past president of the NC Society of Accountants.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Hunt Gunter of Winston-Salem; his children Lanny Gunter, Jr. (Leigh) of Cassatt, SC, and Stacey Hood of Lugoff, SC; 4 grandsons, Waylon and Tanner Gunter, Caleb and Garrett Hood; his sister Wanda Gouge (Steve) of Taylorsville, KY; his brother Joey Gunter of Bardstown, KY, 2 nieces, Mandy Howie (Johnny) of Taylorsville, KY and Aime Nance (Jerry) of Lawrenceburg, KY; six great nieces and nephews of KY and all of the Gunter and Calloway cousins of Avery and Mitchell County.
A memorial service will be on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm at Berry Chapel Baptist Church.
Words of comfort may be e-mailed to the family by going to the website; www.webbfh.com, selecting Dean Gunter’s name and then you may sign his guestbook.
Webb Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Gunter and is honored to be serving the Gunter family.
Mr. Gunter’s obituary has also been posted on Facebook for viewing
