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            <text>Micah Leon Bunch born April 1, 1974 was called to his Heavenly Home on August 7, 2023. Micah passed at home from a long illness surrounded by his family. Micah graduated from Meigs High School in 1992 and then from The Ohio State University in 1999. He was a member of Forest Run Baptist Church. He was an avid sports fan with his favorites being The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Pittsburgh Steelers.&#13;
Micah is survived by his wife Jenny and daughter Micayah (Lewis Center, OH); his mother Janice Bunch (Reynoldsburg, OH); his mother-in-law Virginia Watson (Lewis Center, OH); favorite cousin, close as a sister Nicole Bunch (Columbus, OH); aunts = Carla Buffington (Royal Oak, MI); Barbara Bunch (Athens, OH); Joyce Bunch (Middleport, OH); Effie (Martin) Johnson (Middleport, OH); Donna Buffington (Middleport, OH); Sharon Buffington (Pomeroy, OH); uncles = Charles Buffington (Flint, MI) and Don Robert Buffington (Pomeroy, OH). Micah is also celebrated by a host of cousins.&#13;
Micah was preceded in death by his grandmothers Cornelia Bunch and Ruth Buffington; his father Edward Buffington; father-in-law Gregory Watson; sister-in-law Tamara Watson; aunts = Jacqueline Bunch, Joanne Martin, Patricia Thompson; uncles = Edward Bunch, Aaron Buffington, Danny Buffington.&#13;
While Micah was loved and so loved many, friends Rick Wade and Shawn Hawley remained the closest.&#13;
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, August 11, 2023 at the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Rev Dr. Gene Armstrong officiating. The family thanks all for their prayers and support along this difficult journey. May God bless!</text>
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