Wirt County Journal May 8, 2002 Obituaries Argil D. Bunner Argil D. Bunner, 61, of Seffner, Fla., died Sunday morning, May 5, 2002, at Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, Fla. Mr. Bunner was born April 9, 1941 at Munday, Wirt County, a son of the late James L. and Alma Jones Bunner. He was a millwright and maintenance mechanic and a longtime Florida resident. He is survived by a former wife, Joan Vance Bunner of Seffner, Fla., three sons, Argil Bunner, Jr. of Tampa Fla., Ronald Scott Bunner of Plant City, Fla., and Steven D. Bunner of Seffner, Fla., three brothers, Roy Bunner of High Point, N.C,. Charles Bunner of Parkersburg and Basil Bunner of Holly, Mich., one sister, Geraldine Miller of St. Albans and one granddaughter, Joan Elizabeth Bunner of Seffner, Fla. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Busch Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in the Wolverton Cemetery, Munday. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. Thursday. Okey R. Lockhart Okey R. Lockhart, 92, of Parkersburg, died April 30, 2002, at SunBridge Nursing Home. Mr. Lockhart was born Aug. 23, 1909, in Wirt County, a son of the late Amiziar and Florence Thompson Lockhart. He retired from the American Viscose in 1972, after 28 years of service. He is survived by one son, Ray N. Lockhart of Spencer; one stepson and his wife, William D. (Bill) and Mary Stoops of Parkersburg; six grandchildren, Treva Lockhart Chidester and Kimberly Hartshorn both of Williamstown, Sandra Young and Liz Irwin both of Parkersburg, Allan Stoops of Waverly and Kevin Stoops of Sunset Beach, N.C.; one brother, Foster Lockhart of North Carolina; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a very special friend, Anna Grogg; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred "Millie" Lockhart; two brothers, Arthur Lockhart and Carder Lockhart; and three sisters, Bessie Price, Oda Snyder and Delphia Marks. Services were held Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m. at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home with Rev. William Thomas officiating. Burial is in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Carl I. Lynch Carl I. Lynch, 92, of Palestine, passed away Friday, May 3, 2002, at his residence. Mr. Lynch was born in Marion County, the son of the late Joseph and Vinnie Lockhart Lynch. He was a member of the Mayberry Church and lifetime resident of Wirt County. His work experience ranged from factory worker, custodian, grave digger and was a farmer. Surviving are three sons, Carl Lynch Jr. of Palestine, Ira Lynch of Creston and Joe Lynch of Palestine; seven daughters, Maude Reed, Edna Windland, Betty McCoy, Bessie Martin, Libby Cogar, Sandy Lowe all of Palestine and Rosie Little of Elizabeth; two foster sons and two foster daughters; 25 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vora C. Buck Lynch, in 1989; one son, Roy Lynch, in 1974; five brothers; and five sisters. Services were held Tuesday, May 7, at 2 p.m. at Mayberry (Good Home) United Methodist Church with Rev. David Morris and Rev. Jim Lynch officiating. Burial is in the Mayberry Cemetery. Matheny Pomroy Funeral Home were entrusted with the arrangements. Norma D. Smith Norma D. Smith, 79, died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Wirt County, the daughter of the late William Robert Davis and Audra Moore Davis. She was married July 15, 1945, to Lewis Everett Smith, who died Jan. 12, 1998. Mrs. Smith retired from JC Penney. She was a homemaker and member of the HCMC Auxiliary. Surviving is one daughter, Lois Elaine Smith (Mike) Mecord of Paris; two sons, William Lee (Kyle Taylor) Smith of Milan and Douglas Paul (Janice) Smith of Columbia; one sister, Eloise Cline of Elizabeth; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Along with her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Holly Marie Smith. Services were held April 9 at East Wood Church of Christ with the Rev. Roger Banks officiating. And a second service at Bixler Chapel of Madison Church of Christ in Madison with Rev. Norman Slate officiating. Burial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Nashville. Ada Munday Wilson Ada E. Munday Wilson. 93, of Munday, Wirt County, peacefully passed away Thursday evening, May . 2, 2002, at Worthington Manor. Mrs. Wilson was born June 4, 1908, at Munday, Wirt County, a daughter of the late Thomas James Bell and Mary Ellen Richard Bell DeWeese. She was a life long homemaker and a former custodian for the Wirt County Board of Education. She was a longtime member of Bell Chapel United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. She is survived by a son, Kenneth Munday and his wife, Phyllis, of Munday; a grandson, Michael Munday and his wife, Melissa of Munday; two granddaughters, Pam Lifke and her husband Steve of Akron and Melissa Hopkins and her husband, Steve of Johnson City, Tenn.; six great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Camron Hopkins, Madison and Lyndsey Munday and Claire and Evan Lifke; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Leonard Munday, in 1963; her second husband, Dorsey Wilson, in 1989; one brother, Shirley Bell; and two sisters, Addie Bell and Mildred Pettit. Services were held Sunday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at Busch Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Stanley officiating. Burial is in the Wolverton Cemetery at Munday.