Earl Jay Bunnell

October 18, 1936 - November 20, 2015

Mr. Earl Jay Bunnell of Trumann died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 79 years, 1 month and 2 days. He was born Sunday, October 18, 1936 in Muskegon, Mich., to the late Teddy Carl and Marion Louise Dillabaugh Bunnell. Mr. Bunnell had live in Trumann for the past 20 years and was formerly of California. He was a retired vice-president for a plastic company, veteran of U. S. Navy and Korean War and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Bunnell was preceded in death by his wife, Unitha Lesley Bunnell; one grandson, Gregory Bunnell, one sister, four brothers and his parents. He is survived by two daughters, Peggy Rathbun of Trumann and Pam Jones of Southaven, Miss.; one son, Phillip Wayne Bunnell of Paragould; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be Tuesday, November 24th at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Marion Cline officiating. Burial will follow in Farm Hill Cemetery near Harrisburg, Ark. Pallbearers will be Phillip Bunnell, Roger Reeder, Donnie Carter, Matt Flad, Jonathan Oswald, Devon Douglas and Justin Ramer. Visitation will be Monday evening from 5 PM to 7 PM at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. An online register book can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.