Sheila Hannah Bunch, 60, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family under the care of Hospice of South Georgia.
A resident of Jesup for over thirty years, Sheila was born on September 10, 1962. She spent her early years in Savannah before relocating to Jesup in 1990. Sheila loved people and devoted her life to caring for others, working as a caretaker with home health for many years. Sheila enjoyed nature and loved flowers. She spent countless hours gardening and watching the birds. In her spare time, she loved cooking shopping and taking trips to the beach. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother who showed the love of her savior, Jesus Christ, to everyone she met and was a longtime active member of the Blanton Grove Church of God where she was instrumental in the operation of the food pantry. Her father, Cecil Hannah and her husband, Walter Bunch, preceded her in death.
Survivors include five children, Reverend Josh May and wife, Kristyn, Jodie May and companion, John Lewis, Justin May, Melissa Hooper and husband, Jimmy and Patrick Bunch, all of Jesup; grandchildren, Matthew Bunch, Kevin Rodriguez, Amelia Hooper, Brooke Jones, Lance Jones, Ansley Jones, Carrson May, Aniston May, Moriah May and Ella May; great grandchildren, Isaiah Lewis and Ralphie Hinton with one on the way; mother, Laurabelle Hann of Baxley; siblings, Sammy Hannah of Baxley, Janice Hannah of Jesup, Bernie Hann and wife, April of Brunswick, Raymond “Bear” Hann and wife, Tammy of Nahunta, Ernie Hann of Baxley, Amy Hann of Baxley, Cindy Hannah of Alma, Dustin Hannah and Chris Murphy and a longtime family friend, Stacy Thornton. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members also survive.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Blanton Grove Church of God with Reverend Josh May officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services at the church.
Remembrances may be made to the food pantry at the Blanton Grove Church of God, 4497 Oglethorpe Road, Jesup, GA 31545.
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