Obituary of Ted Bunton
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Mr. Ted Bunton, age 82, of Sugar Grove, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born February 4, 1935 in Avery County, he was a son of the late Clyde and Ruth Farthing Bunton. Ted was a farmer and a member of Mt. View Baptist Church.
He is survived by two brothers, Allen Bunton and wife Lois of Lexington, and Fred Bunton and wife Mildred of Elk Park, four sisters in law, Katherine Lockner, Nancy Louise Ward, Evelyn Greer and husband Larry and Vernell Lockner, six nephews; Greg Bunton, Jeff Bunton, Teddy Bunton and wife Shelby, Tim Bunton, Jeff Ward and Michael Ward, three nieces, Angela Bunton, Charlotte Ward and Tonya Watson, and a number of great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Lockner Bunton.
Funeral services for Mr. Ted Bunton will be conducted Sunday evening at 8 oclock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Derick Wilson, Rev. Lynn Hicks and Rev. Tim Bunton. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 oclock until 8 oclock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Graveside services and burial will be conducted Monday morning at 11 oclock at the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, in care of Darryel Reece, 3041 Flat Springs Road, Elk Park, NC 28622.