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Facts and Events
James E. Bunts
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Dec 1, 1962
Sunday December 2, 1962
James E. “Jim” Bunts, 77 year old pioneer Pulaski County industrial leader who died here yesterday, will be buried at Oakwood Cemetery this afternoon.
Services will be held at 4 pm from the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Frank Trotter assisted by the Rev. Paul B. Coob and the Rev. P.H. Horner, will officiate.
Graveside services will be conducted by Pulaski BPOE Lodge 1067.
Bunts, born in Wythe county, founded Pulaski Foundry and Machine Company here in 1908 and in 1916 sold the firm to General Chemical Company. He served as general foreman with the chemical company until 1932 when he was appointed superintendent. In 1954, after 53 years of service, he retired.
Bunts served on council here for 12 years. He retired after failing in effort to bring town mangership form of government here.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia W. Bunts, Roanoke; four daughter, Mrs. Obel Ratcliffe, Mrs. Conrad Chitwood, and Mrs. Frank Kegley all of Pulaski, and Mrs. Don Edwards of Fort Worth, Texas.
Also surviving are a son Alton Bunts of Philadelphia, a brother Dr. W.M. Bunts, Galax; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
His first wife was the late Hattie Neil Dixon.
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