Allen Lee Bunk, 71, died Jan. 10, 2022, at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev. He was born in Glasgow to Henry and Lydia Bunk on May 29, 1950, the youngest of six children. Despite having been born with a heart valve defect that significantly impacted his health, his drive and work ethic allowed him to persevere and leave a lasting impression with everyone he encountered. After graduating from Nashua High School in 1968, he attended DeVry Institute in Phoenix, Ariz. His love for Montana, family and farming brought him back to Montana where he worked as a custom combiner. In Spearman, Texas, he eventually met Rita Cook. They were married on Dec. 16, 1971, and were blessed to celebrate 50 years together last month. After marrying, they returned to Montana where he worked for 17 years as a mechanic for Jim Hill at the Nashua Conoco station. He could never deny his true love for farming. He worked his family farm on the side for many years and eventually bought the family farm. After his body could no longer handle the physical demands, he retired from the farm and mechanical work and was blessed with a job at the Department of Revenue as a state real estate appraiser. He spent the next 25 years learning the ins and outs and, through his own ingenuity, he opened his own business, Appraisal Services LLC. He loved the challenge and uniqueness of this job and eventually began training and working alongside his son, Corey Bunk. He enjoyed working the long, hard hours in his so-called “retirement” and wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. He always dreamed of living in Quartzite, Ariz., when he retired. He was grateful to have spent the last five winters there and loved every minute of the warm sunshine and cherished the opportunities to add new friendships to the many lifelong friendships he had already established over the years. During their time there, he and Rita found another family of friends known as their “Quartzite family.” Together, they spent holidays, birthdays and countless hours visiting and taking trips through the desert. He had a servant’s heart and was devoted to improving the lives of the people around him and in Valley County. He was a member of the Nashua Lions Club, served two terms on the Nashua Town Council, two terms as mayor and was one of the original founding fathers of the Dry Prairie Rural Water board where he served for 20 years. He enjoyed gardening, panning for gold, rock hunting and teaching lapidary classes, but his fondest memories were of spending time with his family and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Rita; son, Corey Bunk; daughter, Crystal Cornwell; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Linda Lou and Bernice Nickels; brother, Clyde, Raymond and Calvin. Due to COVID, private family services were held.