Seventh Generation

3028. Guy Melvin PUNCH⁹⁵² was born on 9 January 1914 in Catawba County, North Carolina.¹⁹⁰⁰ He died on 7 July 2010 at the age of 96 in Watauga Medical Center, Boone, North Carolina. His obituary appeared as follows: BOONE - Guy Melvin Punch, 96, of Boone, formerly of Catawba County, passed away on July 7, 2010, at Watauga Medical Center. Born Jan. 9, 1914, in Catawba County, he was a son of the late John A. and Beulah Miller Punch. Mr. Punch's hobbies included gardening, walking and meeting friends. He enjoyed life and was devoted to his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Essie Punch; second wife, Doris Punch; two sisters; and four brothers. Survivors include his wife, Lila Pitts Punch of Supply; daughters, Norma Jean Yount of Conover, Wanda Diane Drum and husband, Ted, of Newland and Janet Sigmon of Conover; sons, Dwight M. Punch and wife, Debbie, of Hickory and Dwight M. Huffstetler and wife, Barbara, of Newton; sisters, Alice Wilson of Conover and Lena Reinhardt of Raleigh; and brother, Johnny Punch of Conover; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; three great- great-grandchildren; and many more nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held at Catawba Funerals & Cremations on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at 3 p.m. Burial will follow at Catawba Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the funeral home from 2 to 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation, 211 Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, N.C. 28607. Online condolences may be left at www.catawbamemorialpark.com. Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremations are providing services to the Guy Punch family. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on July 10, 2010]

Lila PITTS (private).

Guy Melvin PUNCH and Doris F. PUNCH were married on 9 February 1935 in Catawba County, North Carolina.²⁷²⁷ Doris F. PUNCH was born on 29 July 1915.^{1073,1900,1901} She died on 1 October 1988 at the age of 73 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, NC.^915,2728 She had Social Security Number .²⁷²⁸ [Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with P, Date of Import: Oct 14, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.44203.89]

Individual: Punch, Doris
Birth date: Jul 29, 1915
Death date: Oct 1, 1988
Social Security #: 243-09-3503
Last residence: 28601
State of issue: NC

[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Record s: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with P, Date of I mport: Oct 14, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.44203.89]

Individual: Punch, Doris
Birth date: Jul 29, 1915
Death date: Oct 1, 1988
Social Security #: 243-09-3503
Last residence: 28601
State of issue: NC

Guy Melvin PUNCH and Doris F. PUNCH had the following children:

Essie Rae HARRIS (private).

Guy Melvin PUNCH and Essie Rae HARRIS had the following children: