Thomas Lee Bruner, 80, of Owensboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at his home. He was born January 21, 1941 in Owensboro to the late Wilbur and Beulah Alexander Bruner. Tom retired from Whirlpool Corp. in Evansville and served in the Army National Guard from 1963-1964. He was of the Baptist faith. Tom loved sitting in his recliner watching Westerns, reading up on history, fishing and going on adventures with his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Martina Fay Varble Bruner in 2013; a brother, Robert T. Bruner; sister, Wilma Bruner Adcock Edwards; brother-in-laws, Leonard Oller, Robert Adcock, and Lum Edwards; and sister-in-law, Alice Bruner.
He is survived by a son, Timothy Wayne Bruner; daughter, Tonya O’Bryan (Neil); grandchildren, Ashlee O’Bryan, Jacob O’Bryan, and Joseph O’Bryan; sister, Aileen Oller; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in the chapel at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sorgho. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday and after 10 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Tom Bruner Memorial Fund, c/o Davis Funeral Home, 3009 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301.