DL Capt. John Ray Bunnell

~ IN MEMORY ~

DL Capt. John Ray Bunnell
January 4, 1956 ~ July 24, 2016

Notification with the passing of Delta pilot Captain John Ray Bunnell, age 60, son of Delta pilot Captain E. Raymond Bunnell.  Captain John Bunnell joined Delta Air Lines 07-06-1979.  John's father Ray joined Delta Air Lines 08-01-1942.

To view/sign the online guestbook please visit http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=John-Bunnell&lc=7127&pid=180777999&mid=7022812 

Please note Celebration of Life services on July 30th at 2:00 p.m., Roswell Funeral Home of Roswell, Georgia with visitation the evening prior. 
Interment will follow services on July 30th, Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia.

To the best of my knowledge, the home address for personal condolences would be

140 Harper Cove Drive ,  Roswell  GA 30075-3349

            Thank you,

                ~ Carol for the PCN  

Obituary...................................

Delta Air Lines Captain John Ray Bunnell, 60, of Marietta, GA passed away on July 24, 2016. A lifelong resident of the Atlanta area, he was born in East Point on January 4, 1956 to Captain Ray Bunnell and Meta Inman Bunnell. He attended Briarwood High School and graduated from Auburn University in 1978 with a degree in Aviation Management. He followed in his father's footsteps becoming a Delta Air Lines pilot. John served as a Delta pilot for 37 years and his father flew for Delta for 37 ½ years for combined continuous "Bunnell" service of 74 years. His passions were aviation, music, sports, travel and cruising with the love of his life, his wife Cheryl J. Bunnell.
His spirit continues through his wife Cheryl, his sister Kristen Baker and brother-in-law Jim Baker of Woodstock, a nephew John Brian Gibson of Villa Rica and his wife Jaqui Gibson, niece Jennifer Gibson Miller of Woodstock and her fiancé John Thorsen, a great-niece Katherine Gibson, and a great-nephew JP Miller. He will be missed by family and friends of whom he had many.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 29, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Roswell Funeral Home at 950 Mansell Road, Roswell, GA. Services will be at the same location on Saturday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m. followed by interment at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Highway NW. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in John's memory to the Delta Flight Museum at http://www.deltamuseum.org.support