Gordon Dewayne Lunsford was born to the union of Theola Herron and Ollie B. Lunsford on October 9, 1948. Wayne joined the army and was in the military for two years. He was employed at OG&E and he also worded for the Board of Education in the printing department. Wayne was preceded in death by both parents; his daughter, Kautasha Lunsford, and a niece Felica McKneely. He leaves to cherish his memory his son Karumba Lunsford; one sister, Shirley Russell (Robert); a niece, Freda Davis (Chuck); a nephew, Phelix McKneely; an aunt, Maxine Johnson; his companion, Verdie Goldman; and a host of cousins and friends.