Mr. Earnest L. Bunch, age 84, of Etowah, Tenn., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002 at Woods Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Bunch, the son of Nat and Mary Williams Bunch, was a native of Black Rock and had lived in Etowah for over four years. He was a motel owner and a naval veteran of World War II. He was also a member of Gateway Church of Christ.
Mr. Bunch is survived by a daughter, Helen Smith of Etowah; a son, Jerry Bunch of Springdale; five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Bunch and three sisters, Delia Ward, Lillian Clinton and Lorene Martin.
Funeral services for Mr. Bunch will be held on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the South Chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home in Etowah with Ministers Bill Corn and Mason Harris officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., prior to the services.