Phillip Ross Bunn, 87 of Hallsville passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

Family and friends are invited to Phillip’s Life Celebration at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 29, 2026 at the Church of God Holiness in Hallsville with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of the service on Saturday at the church.

Phillip was born on December 7, 1938 the son of Clyde and Stella Marie (King) Bunn.

Phillip married Lucy Ellen Bunn and then he later married Lois Ann Bunn, both Ellen and Lois preceded him in death. Phillip was also preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Shirley Crum and a daughter-in-law, Connie Bunn.

Surviving Phillip are his daughter, Edlyn Donovan and husband George, and a son, Gregory Bunn; grandchildren, Jeremy Donovan and wife Tabitha, Jessica Baker and husband Ben, Jennifer Bunn; great-grandchildren, Brodie Baker, Jaelyn “Lucy” Baker, Mason Donovan, Emma Donovan, Brodie Lewis.

Phillip was a talented mechanic, fabricator and inventor, he could fix anything mechanical and he could create anything from something to make the job easier. He worked at Ford Motor Company in Kansas City as a mechanic, then later in Columbia and then he became a farmer and a truck driver.

Phillip was an airplane pilot, he enjoyed camping, boating, fishing, and working on anything that needed to be fixed, or made better.

Memorial donations are suggested to the Church of God Holiness and may be sent in care of Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home 104 S. Collier St. Centralia, MO 65240.