A celebration of life will be held Sunday for a retired, well-known Gainesville men’s clothier. Art Kunzer, Jr., died Friday. He was 91.
Kunzer’s career in men’s clothing began in the late 1950s when he began traveling, selling Men’s Apparel brands. He did that for ten years while living in Atlanta. Later, he and his family moved to Gainesville and Kunzer joined Charlie Frierson as a business partner in the well-established men’s clothing store Frierson – McEver.
He and Frierson operated the original Frierson’s store on the square in downtown Gainesville, and in 1973 they opened a second location in Lakeshore Mall which was open 15 years. In 1994, Frierson retired and Kunzer rebranded the business to Art Kunzer Men’s Clothier in the original downtown square location. In 1999, he retired.
Kunzer served on many boards in the community, including the Gainesville (now Greater Hall) Chamber of Commerce and the Gainesville Redevelopment Board. He was an active member of Main Street Gainesville for over 20 years, and joined the Board of Directors of First National Bank of Gainesville in 1982 and served in that role until the Regions Bank merger in the late 1990s. Art was active in the Gainesville Kiwanis Club 57 years and served as President and Lt. Governor.
He was also an active member of First Baptist Church of Gainesville.
You can read the full obituary here:
Obituary for Arthur “Art” Jack Kunzer, Jr. | Memorial Park Funeral Homes
