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Luella M. Gunter, 80 , of Keller, TX, passed away at the home of Bob and Donise Willmon on Friday, July 20, 2007. She was a National Sales Director Emeritus of Mary Kay Cosmetics. She was the wife of the late Newton Preston Gunter. Luella was born in Atlantic, IA on January 29, 1927, to John A. and Bertha (Frank) Martens. She grew up in Olton, TX, and moved to Albuquerque, NM, in 1960. She lived in Albuquerque until 2001 when she moved to the Keller, TX area. She was currently residing at The Conservatory Retirement Community where she enjoyed an active lifestyle. Survivors: Robert and Bunty Gunter of Tijeras, NM.; Walt and Kathy Gunter Davis of Mustang, OK.; Chad and Veronica Gunter of Edgewood, NM.; Brad Gunter of Tijeras, NM. Nieces: Pamela Rector of Tucson, AZ, Sonja Martens of Albuquerque, NM, Joanne Dudley of Amarillo, TX. Nephews: John Martens of Albuquerque, NM, Ron Boyter of Amarillo, TX. Close Friends: Bob and Donise Willmon of Haslet, TX; Bing and Carmoline Grady of Albuquerque, NM; John and Melinda Balling of Santa Fe, NM. Luella was well known for her quick wit and contagious laughter. She grew up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle and attended High School in Olton, TX. She was trained as a legal secretary and later as a public accountant, and found her true calling when she started her career in Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1966, when the company was only 3 years old. She was the first Mary Kay Consultant in Albuquerque, NM. Luella drove a free Pink Cadillac for over 20 years and was given her Cadillac upon her retirement in 1993. She climbed the ladder of success in Mary Kay to the very top position available of National Sales Director, achieving this in 1984. Along the way she achieved many Top Director awards and trips and was a member of Mary Kay's Million Dollar Club (having earned more than one million dollars in commissions). In 1993 Luella was made a National Sales Director Emeritus and retired to her next career as a motivational speaker, writer and mentor. She published two books Your RX for Success and Creative Leadership and for the past 14 years has stayed active with speaking engagements. Luella's work enabled her to help an incredible number of women achieve greater success in their own careers and found this to be her greatest achievement of all. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 7th at French's Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE.
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