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Obituary for BUNTEN


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday February 16, 2011

Billye Lee. On Tuesday, February 15, 2011, Billye Lee Bunten, age 84, passed on to a new life without pain and the difficulties she bravely endured with the onset of diabetes that began twenty-five years ago. She was preceded in death by her daughter Nancy, in 2002; and her husband Donald, in August, 2010. They were married 65 years. Her two surviving daughters are Donna Bunten and husband Joe Roush of Olympia, WA, and Sharon Boyd of Albuquerque; She is also survived by grandson, Jeremiah Glenn and wife Amanda; great-grandsons, Mason and Brodie Glenn; dedicated son-in-law Dick Glenn; brother-in-law, Daniel Bunten; and loving sister-in-law Mary Ann Bunten, all of Albuquerque. Billye and Donald were married at Greenville Army Airbase, SC, on August 7, 1945. They lived in Albuquerque's South Valley for forty years before moving to Rio Rancho in 1986. Her entire married life was devoted to her husband, home, and family. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 18, at 10:30 a.m., at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Please visit our online guest book for Billye at: RememberTheirStory.com. Lovingly Pre-Planned at FRENCH 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW (505) 897-0300