GEORGE MAZON MUNNERLYN was born in Eastland
county in the Bullock community in 1910 & graduated from
Breckenridge High School in 1929. Married Vina Rasmussen
in 1931 &had two sons, Keith, Larry (died of a cerebral
hemorrhage in 1968) and one daughter, Karen in 1940. He
worked in the oilfields until 1938, then moved to a farm
in south Stephens county. He drove a school bus, attended
Ranger Jr. College at Ranger, TX, & coached jr. high football.
A team he coached in jr. high won the state championship
when they were in high school-the only state championship
Ranger ever won. G.M. died Oct. 17, 1995.
WIFE: VINA MAE RASMUSSEN MUNNERLYN, 88, died
on Aug. 19, 1998 in Breckenridge. Vina was born in Erath
County & graduated from Dublin High School. She attended
Texas Wesleyan College in FW & then played professional
basketball for the Texas Quick Lights. She moved to
Stephens County in 1938 and was the widow of George
Mazon Munnerlyn, whom she married in 1931. She was
survived by one son, Keith Munnerlyn of Breckenridge;
one daughter, Karen Maag of Breckenridge; one brother,
N.A. "Jack" Rasmussen of Pearland; five grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild.
SON: LARRY MUNNERLYN, son of G.M. & Vina,
was born in Gorman, TX in 1939. He graduated from Breckenridge
HS in 1957, attended OU two years, served in the U.A. Marine
Corps four years, graduated from North Texas State in 1967,
moved to Hereford, TX later that year. Had a contract to
teach and coach the fall of 1968 in Hereford, but in June
he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 29.