Melbourne Cornelius Bunting (1921 - 2016)

Born 21 Sep 1921 in Edwards county illinois

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Husband of Ruth Ellen (Rose) Bunting — married 1 Feb 1946 in Shelby Precinct, Black township, Edwards County Illinois

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Melbourne “Barney” Cornelius Bunting, 94, passed away on Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016, at the Horizon Senior Living in West Branch, Mich.

A graveside Service with military honors will take place at Edwards Township Cemetery in West Branch, Mich., on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. Pastor Harvey Fry will officiate.

Barney had lived in West Branch since 1948, and was formerly of Black. He was born to John and Alta (Bond) Bunting in Edwards County on Sept. 21, 1921. On Feb. 3, 1946, he married Ruth Rose in Black. He was a member of the Ogemaw Hills Free Methodist Church where he served on the church board and was an usher. Barney was in the United States Army serving during World War II in Azio, Italy, in the 5th Army Special Forces. He was an excavator and owned Bunting Excavating and Bunting Sand & Gravel with Snuffy and Mark.

Barney is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Ruth Bunting of West Branch, Mich.; children Butch (Janet) Bunting of Parma, Mich., and Barry (Ida nee Stillwagon) Bunting of Fletcher, N.C.; grandchildren Kathlene, Kari, Kasey, Katie, Kelli and Shari; great grandchildren, Cody, Brittany, Josh, Darci, Dena, Alexis, Makiala, Mariah, Marissa, Mike, Chad, Skie, Mickeala, Emma, Laura and Eagen; great great grandchildren, Nova, Mason, Theodore, Beau and Ryder; brother, Richard Bunting of Fenton, Mich.; sister, Virginia Dunge of Albion; and sisters-in-law, Naomi Bunting of West Branch, Mich., and Isabell Bunting of Holly, Mich. He is preceded in death by his parents, and sibling, Nile “Snuffy”, Mark, Ed, Clyde, John, Cleda, Leno, Esther, Sadie and Anne.