My Mama passed away this spring. I wrote her obituary for the funeral home. Shee is buried in Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Texas, next to Daddy. They share a lovely double memorial stone.
Sally Lucille Irwin Buntyn, age 79, of Houston, Texas passed away April 10, 2022. Sally was born October 15, 1942 in Houston, the second child of Fred Mendel Irwin (Fritz Mendel Israelske) and Grace Varine Clements. She lived in the Denver Harbor area in her formative years, attending Elliott Elementary School, McReynolds Middle School, and Austin High School. Sally worked as a keypunch operator for a downtown bank, and as a shoe model for Foley’s Department Store, before she married her sweetheart, Joe Buntyn, on March 14, 1964.
After a few years living in the Montrose area, the young family moved to the Sheldon area in 1967, where they reared three children. Sally enjoyed working as a “Quinby girl” for several years, working temporary jobs all over Houston. She was a Den Mother with her sons’ Boy Scout groups and a Troop Leader (“Mrs. Bunny”) for her daughter’s Girl Scout groups during late 1970s and early 1980s. She enjoyed traveling with Joe, and having fun with her grandchildren. Sally was an avid genealogist and family historian, and enjoyed helping others connect with their roots.
Sally is survived by her son Scott Buntyn of Houston; daughter Sara Buntyn, her husband John White and their two children — Connor and Sionna — all of Houston; and son Steve Buntyn, his wife Kandy and their three children — Seth, Alex, and Karissa — all of Humble. She is also survived by loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, and a host of long-time friends.
Sally was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Buntyn; her parents; her elder brother, Joe Irwin; and younger sister, Sydney Irwin Hudson.
[Originally published at Sally Irwin Buntyn Obituary – Houston, TX (dignitymemorial.com)]
