[1] Nunneley received an education from Mount Clemens public schools, and in 1933 graduated from Michigan State University.

[2][3] Nunneley served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in World War II.

[2] Nunneley continued to manage his family's business in Mount Clemens when he returned from military service.

[4] The same day the bill passed, Nunneley died of an apparent heart attack in his Capitol office.

[1][3] The following state representatives acted as honorary pallbearers for Nunneley: Robert C. Stites, Allen F. Rush, Edgar A. Geerlings, William L. Jowett, Warren N. Goemaere, Harold B. Clark, John T. Kelsey, and Joseph M.