Emily Joyce Callaway Dunn

McDuffie County

Emily Joyce Callaway Dunn, of Thomson, Georgia, formerly of Sparta and Clarksville, GA, passed away peacefully on May 29,2024. She was born April 22, 1942, in Greensboro, Georgia to the late Lawrence Felton Callaway and Annette Ogletree Callaway Cason.

Emily graduated from Greensboro High School, Class of 1960. After that, she worked at W J Thurmond Grocery Store, where she met the love of her life, Jimmy Dunn. He was the owner/operator of Dunn Sausage Co. of Sparta, Georgia. Emily and Jimmy married on August 15, 1964. She was a wonderful homemaker to her family and helped in any way she could with running the family business. She was a loving wife and mother to her two sons.

Emily was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 54 years, James "Jimmy" D. Dunn Jr.; a daughter, Elaine Denise Dunn and one Great Grandchild, Brooks Langston. Also preceded by two sisters, Betty Christie and Linda Ansley, and one brother, Billy Callaway. She is survived by her children: James D. "Junior" Dunn, III (Jackie) of Monroe, GA and Jerry (Lindsay) Dunn of Thomson, GA; her grandchildren Nicole (Cliff) Langston of Hull, GA, Jenifer Dunn of Monroe, GA, Davis, Cal, and Chelsea Dunn of Thomson, GA, and two great granddaughters, River and Saylor Langston of Hull, GA. She is also survived by a sister, Gloria (Billy) McAvoy of Washington, GA; a special brother-in-law, Sonny Ansley, of Washington, GA; and a special sister-in-law, Emily Callaway, of Greensboro, GA, and several nieces and nephews.

Her Visitation will be held one hour prior to her Memorial Service at Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Road, Thomson, GA 30824. Her Memorial Service, being officiated by Rev. Brian Hill, will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. in the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with the interment following at Culverton Cemetery, 310 Roy Smith Road, Sparta, GA 31087. Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net to sign the family's personal guestbook.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be made to the Culverton Cemetery Fund, P. O. Box 75, Sparta, GA 31087.

The family would like to thank Lake Crossing for their wonderful care.

Beggs Funeral Home, Thomson, Georgia is honored to serve the family of Emily Joyce Callaway Dunn.