Sonja Bunning's Obituary
Sonja I. Bunning, 68, of Mattoon, IL (a former resident of Decatur, IL), passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
Services for Sonja will be Private.
Ms. Bunning was born May 5, 1947, in Springfield, IL. She was the daughter of the late Gus and Velma Huskey of Springfield, IL.
She was married on October 10, 1965 at The First Christian Church of Moweaqua, IL to William H.
Bunning, Jr. having one child, a daughter (Tamara). They divorced in November of 1970.
She was a 1965 graduate of Moweaqua High School and followed her dream of being a hair stylist
after high school.
She is survived by her daughter, Tamara Bunning West and husband Chris Three; grandchildren, Melodie, Dwayne, Whitney and one great-grandson Nicholas all from Front Royal, VA; and two brothers, Charles Reynolds and wife Ann of Niantic, IL, and Harold Reynolds of Decatur, IL.
All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever. 1Peter 1:24-25.
The family would like to say a “Special Thank You” to Decatur Catholic Charities, Decatur, IL and
Palm Terrace Nursing Facility, Mattoon, IL
Memorial Contributions may be made to Decatur Catholic Charities, 247 West Prairie, Decatur, IL 62523.
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