Obituary of Thelma L. Bunton
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Thelma Lockner Bunton, 78, of US Hwy 321 North, Sugar Grove, died Saturday, Sept. 8. 2012 at Watauga Medical Center. Born July 26, 1934 in Kingsport, TN, she was a daughter of James Martin and Blanie Payne Lockner. Mrs. Bunton was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Butler, TN. She was a loving wife, sister, and aunt to her family, and is survived by her husband of 47 years, Ted Bunton; four sisters, Katherine Lockner of Boone, Nancy Louise Ward of Butler, TN., and Evelyn Greer and husband, Larry, and Vernell Lockner, all of Boone; nieces and nephews, Charlotte and Kenith Ryan, Jeffrey Ward, Greg, Angela, and Jeffrey Bunton, Teddy and Shelby Bunton, Tim Bunton, Michael and Darcy Ward, and Tonya and Steven Watson; great nieces and nephews, McKinlee Waton, Rebekah Bunton , Adrian, Anton, and Brayden Ward, Joshua and Ashley Bunton, Steven and Cheryl Bunton, Marie, Andy, Ben, Ashley and Matthew Bunton, and Landon and Kimberly Bunton; and brothers-in-law, Fred Bunton and wife Mildred of Sugar Grove, and Allen Bunton and wife Lois, of Lexington. Also surviving are her entire church family and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Jewel Dean Lockner.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday evening, Sept. 11, 2012 at 8 o�clock at the Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Rev. Harold Danner, Rev. Jerry McCoury and Rev. Tim Bunton. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 o�clock, prior to services, at Austin & Barnes.
Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o�clock at the Mount Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ted Bunton.
Online condolences may be expressed at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Bunton family.