EUGENE EVERETT STRUNK

Eugene Everett Strunk, age 63, of Allard, Tennessee, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 28, 2017.

He was born in Pickaway, Ohio, on September 17, 1953, the son of the late Bonnie Eugene and Dorothy Ellen (Gilreath) Strunk.  Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Strunk and a sister, Ruthie Barnett.

Surviving family include four sons: Eugene Strunk, Jr., of Pine Knot, Kentucky, Dominic Strunk (wife Cheryl) of Pine Knot, Derek Strunk (wife Amanda) of Whitley City, Kentucky, and Ruben Trammell of Pine Knot, and a step-daughter, Samantha Smith of Jamestown, Tennessee.

He has four brothers:  Tom Strunk of Whitley City, Whip Strunk of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, Roy Strunk of Jamestown, Tennessee, and Larry Strunk of Pine Knot.  There are four sisters: Gracie Strunk of Flat Rock, Kentucky, Kathy Strunk of Jamestown and Betty Slavey of Pine Knot.

Eugene enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping.  He liked to cut firewood and dig ginseng and other root.  He enjoyed laughing and making people laugh.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at the Roundtop United Baptist Church with Bro. Daniel Trammell officiating.  Burial will follow at the Smith Cemetery.