Funeral held for murdered Fort Valley student Anitra Gunn in Alabama

OPELIKA, Al. - Family and friends gathered on Saturday to say goodbye to 22-year-old Fort Valley State University student Anitra Gunn at her funeral in Alabama.

Gunn was a graduate of Westlake High School in Atlanta. The 22-year-old was a performance studies major at Fort Valley State University and was just months shy of graduation. She sang in the university concert choir and was also a part of the gospel choir.

At the Greater Peace Baptist Church in Opelika, Alabama on Saturday, Gunn was laid to rest at a ceremony that was open to the public.

Her friends, former classmates and Reverend Justin Freeman share memories of Gunn and shared their condolences with the family. 

Funeral for Anitra Gunn

Family and friends gathered on Saturday to say goodbye to the murdered 23-year-old Fort Valley State University student. 

“It was obvious that Anitra was gifted. On any given second Sunday morning in the sanctuary of new Canaan Anitra sang. She could make the hair stand up on your head," said Freeman, reverend with the New Canaan Baptist Church. Gunn attended that church while she lived in Camp Hill, Alabama. 

She was buried in Camp Hill Saturday afternoon. 

Anitra Gunn (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Gunn was reported missing the day after Valentine's Day by her family. Police said she was last seen with her boyfriend, 23-year-old  DeMarcus Little, around 3 a.m. the next morning.

The missing student's body was discovered the afternoon of Feb. 18, hidden under branches and leaves about 150 yards off the roadway. An autopsy later determined Gunn had been strangled to death.

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Police arrested Little that day for criminal damage to property charges and named a "person of interest" in her death. Those charges stemmed from an incident where police said he slashed Gunn's tires of her car and smashed a window at her home on Feb. 5. Last Friday, he had just received bond during a court appearance when the GBI announced the malice murder charges in connection to Gunn's death.

DeMarcus Little (Peach County Sheriff's Office / Supplied)

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A second suspect, Jaivon Abron, 22, of Valdosta, was charged with two counts of making a false statement and one count of concealing a death. The GBI arrested Abron on Wednesday following a series of interviews with investigators since Gunn’s disappearance.

The GBI would not go into details about Abron, but did say he was high school friends with Little.

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Investigators also stressed they are still searching for the front bumper of Gunn's car.

Police say 22-year-old Anitra Gunn went missing on Valentine's Day. (Fort Valley Police Department)

Anyone who would like to donate to the family’s GoFundMe account can go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/anitra-gunn-memorial-fund. Anyone who would like to send a card or condolence can mail it to P.O. Box 366522, Atlanta, GA 30336.