Talton B. Dunn, Jr.

Talton B. Dunn, Jr. was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. At eighteen in 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War, he joined the United States Air Force and served as an aircraft mechanic stationed at McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida. He served overseas in Guam and Okinawa in support of the War effort in Vietnam. When his enlistment ended, he returned to Lexington and worked as a plumber, earning his journeyman license.

In 1976, he attended and graduated from the Florida Highway Patrol Academy, becoming a Trooper. He served for 30 years in Southwest and South Florida, with his highest rank being that of a district lieutenant. Upon his retirement, he moved to Tennessee and settled on 85 acres of land, where he became a cattle farmer, which continued until his death.

He is survived by his wife, Marta, of 41 years; his daughter, Marci of Lexington, KY; his daughter, Eva of Louisville, KY; his son, Talton, III of Bristol, TN; and his grandson, Aidan of Lexington, KY. He is also survived by his siblings, Joan, Brad, Jackie, and Bucky.

He is preceded in death by his daughter, Carie; and his parents, Becky and Talton Dunn.

He was a member of Saint Julian’s Catholic Church since moving to Tennessee in 2005. He assures everyone that he was blessed with a long and rewarding life and is eager to spend eternity with Christ in Heaven.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at St. Julian Catholic Church, 118 East Chester Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. Burial will be on Thursday at 2:00 PM at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920. Pallbearers will be Talton Dunn, III, Aidan Dunn, Brad Dunn, Jonathan Saavedra, Pierce Barber, Manny Jimenez, Fernando Esclopis, and Freddie Cruz.

The family will receive friends at St. Julian Catholic Church in Middlesboro on Thursday from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Arnett & Steele Valley Chapel in Harrogate is honored to serve the Dunn Family.