Dema Lunsford, age 75, died Monday, August 15, 2011, at Hamilton Hospital in Olney, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011, at the First Baptist Church of Olney with Richard Lunsford officiating and Scotte Clark assisting. A private family burial will be at Restland Cemetery in Olney, Texas. Arrangements are under the ion of Lunn Funeral Home of Olney.
Dema was born December 5, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to the late M.S. and Charlcie Clayton Atkins. She and Richard Lunsford were married on June 7, 1955 in Houston, Texas. They moved to Olney from Throckmorton in 1964. Dema was a homemaker and had been a Director and Counselor for Camp Cousins. She was a member of the Newcastle Church of Christ. Dema was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Carol Sue Bockhorst.
Survivors include her husband Richard Lunsford of Olney, Texas three sons: Raymond Lunsford and wife Lisa of San Antonio, Texas, Holt Lunsford and wife Kaye Dawn of Dallas, Texas, Will Lunsford and wife Kerri of Midland, Texas two daughters: Lynnette Nelson and husband Marc of Irving, Texas, Lisa Lunsford of Olney, Texas a brother Dick Atkins and wife Sonya of Houston, Texas sixteen grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Wednesday evening, August 17, 2011 from 6 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Hamilton Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 158, Olney, Texas 76374 or New Mexico Christian Children39s Home, 1356 Bethel Highway, Portales, New Mexico 88130.