James Roger Plunk was born on September 23, 1941 in Finger, TN, to the late Atlas and Roberta Plunk. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Garrey and Ike Plunk and a sister, Sheila Henry of Selmer, TN.
After graduation from Bethel High School, he joined the Air Force where he served four years. He worked at several jobs and retired from the Postal Service.
He was united in marriage to Carolyn Gage Plunk on October 3, 1987. He has four children; Mary Jae Alamea and husband Joe, Tonia Gutowski and husband Lonnie, James Plunk and wife Becky all of North Platte, NE, Bobbie Kothe and husband Leon of Hastings, NE, stepdaughter Heather Azevedo and husband Mark of Selmer, TN, and stepdaughter, the late Shannon Robinson and husband Johnnie of Hollow Rock, TN. He has 13 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren.
He was a Christian and member of Forty Forks Baptist Church. He loved his church family. Due to bad health he really missed his hunting and fishing days.