Richard Dean Hunter
Obituary
TUPELO, Mississippi- Richard Dean
Hunter, 81 passed at the Veterans Home in Oxford, Mississippi on
Saturday ( March 31, 2018). He was born in Newton, on June 24, 1936,
to Lynford Clinton Hunter and Jessie Marie Southworth Hunter. Richard
served his country in the United States Army and was a member of the
American Legion Post 49 Tupelo and a life member of the V.F.W., Post
921 in Newton. For the majority of his life, Richard was a farmer. He
was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Mike Hunter
and his wife, Anita of Mooreville, Mitch Hunter and his wife, Ramona
of Pontotoc; five grandchildren, Drew Hunter of Pontotoc, Whitney
Hunter of Pontotoc, Allison Hunter of Pontotoc, Ashley Clowers and
her husband, Kory of Pontotoc and Laken Hunter of Mooreville; four
great-grandchidren; one sister, Karen Dennett of Newton, Kansas; one
brother, Gary Hunter and wife, Bev of Newton, Kansas; numerous nieces
and nephews and a special caregiver, Marcie Ghadban.
Richard was preceded in death by his
parents; Lynford Clinton Hunter and Jessie Marie Southworth Hunter.
Services for Richard will be private.
Memorials may be made to the State
Veterans Home in Oxford, 120 Center Ridge Rd, Oxford, MS 38655.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at
www.peguesfuneralhome.com.
