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A private burial will be held immediately afterward. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to charities such as Tubb Spay & Neuter Clinic, Palmer Home for Children, Boy Scouts of America, or Panola County Community Chest.
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His sons and grandchildren carry on his legacy through their work in the family business. A visitation held this Saturday at the Gateway Tire Indoor Practice Facility at South Panola High School, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with the service at 1:00 p.m.
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Dunlap is survived by his wife of 36 years, Cyd Dunlap; sister, Sarah Dell Gray, five children Michael (Beth Ann), Joe, Angela Waldrup, Amy Totaro, and Richard (Alicia); 10 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 9 loving rescue dogs, 3 cats, 2 squirrels, a cow and swayback horse.
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Whether helping a church build a new sanctuary, supporting local athletics, or underwriting community development projects, his quiet generosity shaped Batesville and beyond.
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His work ensured that future generations would inherit both a healthier environment and thriving wildlife habitats. Over the last 30 years, Dunlap supported the Palmer Home for Children, as well as countless civic and religious organizations.
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He dedicated decades to reforesting land across Mississippi, planting millions of trees—many on Caulk Island, his 12,000-acre property along the Mississippi River, protected with a conservation easement which prevents the trees from ever being cut.
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He was honored for his service to the Boy Scouts of America with the 2024 award of the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. A lover of the outdoors, he was also a committed conservationist.
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A proud Eagle Scout, Dunlap embodied the Scout’s oath of service throughout his life. He championed Scouting across Mississippi and the mid-south, funding facilities, scholarships, and opportunities for thousands of young people, particularly those who were Eagle Scouts.
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Behind the scenes, he paid tuition for waitresses and warehouse workers, forgave debts for those struggling with illnesses, and gave second chances to men and women coming out of prison by offering them jobs—and careers—at Dunlap & Kyle.
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His philanthropy was legendary: scholarships for countless students, donations to schools, colleges and universities, churches, charities, and simple acts of kindness that literally changed lives.
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Yet, he will be remembered more for his heart than his business acumen. A proud son of Batesville, he believed in using his successes to improve the community he called home and the lives of others.
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As chairman and CEO, Dunlap grew Dunlap & Kyle Co. (including Gateway Tires & Hesselbein Tires) into one of the largest independent wholesale and retail tire distributors in the South, with sales first topping $1 Billion dollars in 2021.
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Born in Batesville, Mississippi in 1929, Dunlap was a proud Navy veteran who devoted nearly a century of hard work to give back more than he received. He began his career working at Dunlap & Kyle Co., a small, family-owned business that sold cars, farm equipment, and tires.
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Dunlap was chairman and CEO of Dunlap & Kyle Co. Inc. and a philanthropist whose generosity touched thousands of lives. He passed away peacefully at home January 11, 2026, surrounded by family, friends and his nine beloved rescue dogs.
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Robert H. Dunlap, Tire Industry Leader and Humanitarian, dies at 96 Longtime businessman and one of Mississippi’s most noted entrepreneurs has passed, Robert H. “Bob” Dunlap.
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Tech leader xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven https://t.co/mwNGAS73j1
governorreeves.ms.gov
Project represents largest corporate investment in Mississippi history.
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Southern Bancorp, Inc Closes on Acquisition of Legacy Bank & Trust https://t.co/CFC48YOweZ
banksouthern.com
Southern Bancorp, Inc. has announced the successful closure of its deal to acquire Legacy Bank & Trust, a $1.9 billion asset CDFI headquartered in Missouri.
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