He was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Palmyra, N.C., to the late Winston and Armie Jane Bunch and was a member of the Capeharts Baptist Church in North Carolina.

As a young man Mr. Bunch was a farmer and later, during World War II went to work at Newport News Shipyard and became a welder. He retired from VDOT (Virginia Dept. of Transportation) as a certified welder.

He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Bunch; two sisters, Leslie Bunch and Mary Matthews; a brother, Harvey Bunch; and a granddaughter, Dawn Henry.

Survivors include his loving wife, Hattie Evelyn Bunch; two daughters, Jane Harrell and husband Harry of Portsmouth and Ann Henry and husband Larry of Smithfield; a son, Grady Bunch of Portsmouth; four grandchildren, Perry Harrell and wife Tonya of Portsmouth, Sherry Harrell of Suffolk, Ryan Henry and wife Amy Davis of Dana Pointe, Calif., Eric Bunch of Cleveland, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Alex, Meredith and Luke Harrell all of Portsmouth.

A funeral was to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. T.M. Frye.

Burial was to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be sent to SturtevantFuneralHome.com