Cecil Wendell Bunch

Cecil Wendell Bunch, Sr., age 75, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. The native of Bulloch County graduated from Marvin Pittman High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Navy and served 20 years, retiring in 1976 at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Mr. Bunch then joined the Public Safety Department at Georgia Southern College (now University) in 1980 and retired as a Sergeant after 20 years of service. Mr. Bunch was an active member of Elmer Baptist Church, where he joined and was baptized at a young age. He enjoyed fishing, boating, reading, and crossword puzzle books. He loved Georgia Southern football games and tailgating with his friends. But most of all, he enjoyed hosting cookouts at his Barbeque Barn for his family and friends. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, brother; uncle, cousin and friend, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Mr. Bunch was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Mary Rosier Bunch, his mother and father, Cecil Edgar and Anita Hart Bunch; his brother Clayborne E. Bunch; a brother-in-law, Ralph Bacon; and two nieces, Susan Bacon MacLachlan and Renee Roberts Hopkins.

Survivors include his three sons, Robert E. (Debbie) Bunch of Jacksonville, Fl: Cecil Wendell Bunch, Jr. of Davisboro, Ga.; and Brantley Edgar (Barbara) Bunch of Statesboro. He is also survived by two granddaughters, Meghan Bunch (Jonathan) Roy and Kelly Bunch (Barrett) Gates, all of Jacksonville, Fl. He has two great-grand children, Reese and Mitchell Roy of Jacksonville. He is also survived by two sisters, Merle B. Hogan and Faye B. Bacon, both of Statesboro; and a sister-in-law, Janet B. Bunch of Canton, Ga.

Other survivors include three nephews; five nieces; 3 great nephews; 5 great nieces, and several cousins; and three step-granddaughters; five step-great grandchildren.

Visitation will be on Sunday, February 1, 2015 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Hodges-Moore Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be held on February 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Elmer Baptist Church in Statesboro, with Rev. Art Tarver officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jonathan Roy, Barrett Gates, Brian Bunch, Jeff Patterson, Devin Bacon, Christopher Caggiano, Nicholas Caggiano, and Tim Long.

Memorial contributions may be made to Elmer Baptist Church, 56 Zettwell Rd, Statesboro, GA 30461