Mona Jean Bunting

Mona Jean Reese Bunting, 86, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2018.  She was born April 12, 1932, in Logan, Utah, the oldest of six children of Arvel Charles and Gene Heninger Reese. Growing up on a farm in Benson, Utah, during the Great Depression taught her to work hard, sacrifice, and be grateful for what she had. She enjoyed school and always excelled. She attended Utah State University, where she met Shirl H Bunting. They were sealed in the Logan LDS Temple on August 6, 1954, and spent 63 wonderful years together. Upon graduation with a degree in Elementary Education, she moved with her new husband to Dayton, Ohio, where she taught a class of 42 first-graders without a single teacher manual. She subsequently enjoyed being a full-time mother and homemaker to her five children and husband in their Bountiful home.
Mona was blessed with many talents. She was a gifted pianist and accompanist who was sought by many because she could play by ear and transpose on the spot. Her legendary cooking blessed the lives of family and those in need. Family history work was her passion, and she was relentless in making every detail correct and complete. All will remember a special talent she had of making each grandchild feel like her favorite!
Mona served in many callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and especially enjoyed her stake callings, which resulted in some lifelong friendships. Service with her husband as a missionary in the Nebraska Omaha Mission and as a Bountiful Temple worker brought her much joy. Her testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ was her prized possession, and she was faithful to the end. "Pray and have faith" was her advice for any trial. Mona's daily influence and Christlike love will be missed by many. She left a wonderful legacy of faith and service.
Mona is survived by her five children, David (Elizabeth), Kaylene (Bruce) Redd, Douglas (Joan), Suzanne Blankinship, and Jill (Bryan) Judkins; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three siblings, Linda (Perry) Gillette, Kent (Barta) Reese, Louise (Martin) Peterson; and sister-in-law Helen Reese. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Shirl H Bunting; and two siblings, Merilyn Parkin and Carleton Reese.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, October 4th, at Russon Mortuary, 295 North Main,  Bountiful from 6 to 8 p.m.  Funeral services will take place Friday, October 5th, at 11:00 a.m., with a viewing prior to services from 9:30 to10:30 a.m. at the Bountiful 27th Ward building, 1145 North 200 East, Bountiful, Utah.  Interment will follow at the Bountiful City Cemetery.  Special thanks for the love and care given at Chancellor Gardens (Sallie Huntington), ComfortWorx Hospice (Dr. Gary Holland), and Legacy House of Bountiful (Deanna Seager).