Coet Allen “Cody” Dunaway, 93, passed away August 20, 2026. He was a resident of Laramie, Wyoming. He was born in Bath County, Kentucky, November 13, 1932, in a farmhouse near Sharpsburg. He was the third of five children born to Omer Hord Dunaway and Lillian Manley Dunaway. He is survived by one brother, John Lindsey Dunaway of Sharpsburg, Kentucky and one sister, Betty Lou Wills of Laramie, Wyoming. He was predeceased by an older sister, Dorothy Dobson Arnold and a younger brother, Adrian Dunaway.

Affable and soft spoken throughout his life, he grew up on a farm and played basketball at Sharpsburg High School. After he graduated in 1951, he served in the Army at both Fort Knox and Fort Hood, where he trained as a tank operator and earned the rank of Corporal. For several years he lived with his sister, Betty and her family, first in Lexington, Kentucky, where he worked in automotive repair, then in Denver, Colorado, where he worked in a distribution center. He became a resident of the Denver area and contentedly lived in his own place. He retired from the same distribution company he had worked at for over 30 years, before moving to Laramie to be near family.

Cody was an avid sports fan. Going over to his place would mean sitting with him and watching a basketball or baseball game. He knew the standing of all the University of Kentucky sports teams and the Cincinnati Reds; something he and his family had followed his entire life. Active in his retirement, he walked the trails around his home every day into his 80’s. He always found delight in the presence of small children and loved visiting with his many grand-nieces and nephews.

Known as Uncle Cody to his family, he will be missed by his nieces, Betty S. Wills and Rebecca Aubrey Wills of Laramie, Wyoming and his many nieces and nephews in Kentucky: John Raymond Arnold (Debbie), Barbara Susan Arnold, Floyd Allen Arnold (Lisa), Thomas Barry Arnold (Sabrina) all of Montgomery Co., KY, Robert Dunaway (Suzie) of Barbourville, KY and Nancy Alice Dunaway of Lexington, KY; Debbie Baber (Johnny) of Bath County, KY and several great nieces and nephews.

He will be laid to rest in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Kentucky.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Grace Gospel Church in Sharpsburg on September 19th at 1:00 PM with speakers Johnny Baber and Tom Arnold. Everyone is invited, come and share a memory.