July 11, 2022, 52, Goldsboro –

Ava Mawan Bunn, 52, of Goldsboro, NC gained her wings on Monday, July 11th, sailing across God’s sparkling ocean to be joined with Him and her heavenly loved ones.

Mawan was born in Goldsboro, NC on July 30th 1969. She was the daughter of the late Ruby and George Cleveland Thornton. Mawan graduated from Charles B. Aycock High School. She married Joel Edward Bunn on October 7, 1989, just shy of 33 years.

She is survived by her husband Joel, two sons, Blake and Casey, two daughters, Abigail and Ava-Ann, one grandson, Jonathan (“Bubba”), two brothers, LaVon Matthews (wife Pam) and Stan Matthews (wife Barbara), her sister-in-law, Pat Matthews, and her special friend, Donna Smith.

She is preceded in death by her mother Ruby Thornton, father George Thornton, and brother Tony Matthews.

Service arrangements will be at Stoney Creek FWB 752 Stoney Creek Church Road Goldsboro, NC, on July 30th at 2:00pm with visitation for the family. A “Celebration of Life” service will follow at 3:00pm.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Bunn Family. On-line condolences can be expressed to the family at www.shumate-faulk.com