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James Sterling Dunn
James Sterling Dunn was born at Readyville, Tennessee, March 30, 1874, of Irish descent. His father died when he was eight; his mother lived in Nashville, Tennessee. When he was a boy he attended the public school in his area, then he attended the High School at Readyville. Still later he attended Winchester Normal for three years. Upon completion he began teaching there three years, at which time he entered Nashville Bible School in Nashville. He finished there after two years.
He moved to Texas where he served the Lord successfully in the Fort Worth area. He preached for some time for the Central church there, which at the time was one of the most successful congregations in that great state. In his life he greatly admired his mother, who raised him and four brothers who all preached, one of which was a physician, yet preached from time to time. She single-handedly raised her boys to serve God, and serve God they did all their lives. Another woman in his life was his wife, Claudia Holland, whom he married on December 25, 1900. She served the Lord many years as a co-laborer with James. Brother Dunn passed from this life in 1922 and is buried with in a family plot in the old Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. -Gleanings From Gospel Preachers Who Blazed The Trail, by C.R. Nichol, 1911
Directions To The Grave Of J.S. DunnJames S. Dunn is buried in the Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. From downtown Dallas head east on I-30 and take Exit 49B. It will enter Lawnview Ave. The cemetery will be in front of you. Go left on Lawnview and then turn right on Samuell Blvd. Enter the cemetery and up the hill. The grave is located near the front of the cemetery. Begin looking for the Oddfellows Cemetery sign. The plot is located across from the corner of the Oddfellows Cemetery Sign on the east side of section 52 in the cemetery.
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He obeyed the gospel at the
age of seventeen. Within a year he in turn baptized his first
convert. Since that time he sought to serve the Lord in as many ways
as he could. He preached the gospel in many different places. He was
instrumental and helping many brethren in building their own church
buildings. He enjoyed mission work, and was particularly successful
in difficult areas. Within the first sixteen years of his ministry
he baptized over 2000 people into Christ. 
