Besides his parents, Gary was preceded in death by his wife, Connie Sue Tungate; and sisters Mattie Mae Tungate and Fannie Paulette Tungate.
Survivors include his sons, Gary Lee (Betty Jean) Tungate and Matthew Louis Tungate (Kimberly); daughter, Melissa Sue (Johnny Johnson) Tungate; brothers, William Gene (Margaret) Tungate, Millard Campbell (Doris) Tungate, Rex A. Tungate, and Herbert Salem Tungate; sisters, Alice Faye Borders, Lottie Celeste (Robert) Shaw, and Betsy Mary Dudgeon; and grandchildren, Levi Gary Tungate, Alena Louise Thompson, Waylon Louis Tungate, and Wyatt Walter Lee Tungate.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 01, 2022 at Bosley Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Roger Followell. Interment will follow in Hayesville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Monday, January 31, 2022 at Bosley Funeral Home.