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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.
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.
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.
While Micah was loved and so loved many, friends Rick Wade and Shawn Hawley remained the closest.
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!