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Elisha Bunker and Edgar Bunker 1952
BAR HARBOR TIMES, THURSDA
Corporal Edgar A. Bunker
Cpl. Edgar A. Bunker, 26, was
serving with the Fifth Cavalry Di-
vision on the eastern front at You-
chon, Korea, when he was wounded
in action on October 7, 1951. He
died the following day.
Born on Great Cranberry Island
March 26, 1925, the son of the late
Elisha G. and Annie Spurling
Bunker, he attended the Cranberry
Island school and Pemetic High
school of Southwest Harbor. He
was a member of the Rockbound
grange of Cranberry Island. He
was drafted into the U. S. Army
on September 16, 1950, and was
graduated from the Chemical War-
fare school in Japan in August,
1951. After his graduation he was
sent to active duty in Korea.
He is survived by four sisters,
Mrs. Ada W. Rice, Mrs. Leona A.
MacAllister, Miss Pauline L. Bun-
ker, and Miss Charlene Bunker,
two aunts, and two nieces, all of
Great Cranberry Island.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Cranberry Island church on
Tuesday, at 1:30 p. m. by Dr.
Charles Cummings of the Bangor
Theological seminary. Interment
was in Bunker cemetery on Great
Cranberry Island by the Eugene
M. Norwood Post 169 of the
Aemerican Legion, Southwest Har-
bor.
Elisha G. Bunker
Elisha G. Bunker died suddenly
at his home on Great Cranberry
Island Saturday evening.
He was born there on November
26, 1870, the son of William P.
and Hannah Gilley Bunker. He had
always made his home there, where
he was captain of pleasure yachts,
and had conducted a general store
for 20 years.
Mr. Bunker is survived by four
daughters, two sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Spurling and Miss Clara Bunker;
and two nieces, all of Great Cran-
berry Island.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Cranberry Island Congre-
gational church on Tuesday at 1:30
p. m. by Dr. Charles Cummings of
the Bangor Theological seminary.
Interment was in the Bunker
cemetery on Great Cranberry
Island.
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Elisha Bunker and Edgar Bunker 1952
Newspaper clipping, double obituary of Elisha Bunker and Edgar Bunker, Bar Harbor Times, Thursday 8 May 1952
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