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Harry Bunch Obituary
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Sunday in the family plot in Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, Miss. Memorial service: Was at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Blvd. in Houston, with the Rev. Dr. Douglas W. Richnow of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church and the Rev. Leo R. Schuster III and the Rev. Robert M.Cook, both of Christ the King Presbyterian Church officiating and of Houston.
Honorary pallbearers were Brian Becker, Joseph B. Grierson, Randall J. Hamid, John L. Hamilton, Bernard J. Patin, Robert Sebastian, Mayo J. Thompson, D. Breck Walker, Solomen M. White and Steven. J. White.
Memorials: For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Star of Hope Mission, 6897 Ardmore St., Houston, Texas 77054.
Born April 8, 1924 in Natchez, Miss., to Sydney D. Bunch Sr. and Hazel Geoghegan Bunch, Max was educated in the Natchez public schools and graduated from Natchez High School.
Max served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from 1942 until 1946. A captain in the China Burma India theater, Max flew numerous missions over "the hump" the Himalayas and was a member of the Hump Pilots Association. After serving his country, Max returned to attend and graduate from the Business School at the University of Texas at Austin.
After graduation, he came to Houston to work for the Shell Chemical Co. and later as a corporate officer at E.N. Wolcott Corp. and served as a corporate officer at Whites Inc. until his retirement at age 80.
He was for 35 years an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Houston and recently was a founding member of Christ the King Presbyterian Church.
Special thanks to attending physician Dr. R. Dennis Hamill and caregiver Leila Hamid.
Max was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Sidney D. Bunch Jr.
Survivors: His wife of 50 years, Grace Grierson Bunch of Houston; son, Harry Maxwell Bunch Jr. and his wife, Allyson Walker Bunch, of Fort Worth; grandson, Harry Maxwell Bunch III; granddaughter, Breck Bowden Bunch, also of Fort Worth; nephew, Robert Maxwell Bunch of Terre Haute, Ind.; nieces, Diane Cecil Bunch of Natchez, Miss., and Denise Bunch Sebastian of New Orleans, La.; and great-nephews Clifford and William Sebastian, also of New Orleans.
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Jim and Norma Mungen
November 29, 2005
Please accept our deepest sympathies
to our good friend at TIRR. We will cherish the memories.
Sarah Randel
November 10, 2005
Max was a very special caring and loving man. We attended the same Sunday School class. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
Brad Demmler
November 10, 2005
Max ... all of those years we worked together still seem like yesterday to me. The memories will never fade.
November 10, 2005
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may his face shine upon you and his presence give you peace. With all my love. MaryBeth
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Jerry Sagehorn
November 10, 2005
In his 70's, with the outside temperature in the 90's, Max could be found most Sunday mornings putting up chairs after Worship service - with a smile, no less! This gentle "man of faith" will be missed by my family.
Neal Rogers
November 10, 2005
Dear Max,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I certainly remember your dad at all of the football games and track meets. I know he was certainly proud of your accomplishments.
Not to mention all the times I saw your mom at Dr. McReynolds office, when I was all banged up.
God bless.
Neal Rogers
Bettye Bullock
November 10, 2005
Uncle Max was a wonderfull man and will be truly missed by all. Our prayers are with you Aunt Grace.
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