HUNTER, Anderson B.

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Death of A. B. Hunter.

Anderson B. Hunter, whose health had long been a matter of anxiety to his many friends, passed away on last Friday afternoon at 12:15 o’clock. The immediate family of the deceased were present, and, though warned of the ap­proaching end, were scarcely conscious of his spirit’s flight, so calmly and peacefully did he surrender it into his Master’s keeping.

At the time of his death, Mr. Hunter was in his sixty-fifth year, having been born in Kentucky on Oct 1st, 1826. He had been a resident of this county for many years and was one of its most honored and respected citizens. In 1846 he formed a law partnership with G. M. Overstreet Sr., which continued until the time of his death. Two years ago they celebrated the 40th anniversary of the partnership.

Mr. Hunter had from youth been af­flicted with poor health, but his first serious illness was experienced about a year ago when he suffered from a severe attack of lung trouble. This left him in such a weakened state that he could not resist the inroads of the catarrhal fever of which he died.

From childhood Mr. Hunter has been an indefatigable reader and had gath­ered round him one of the best libraries in this section of the state. At the time of his death he was, without a doubt, the best posted man in general literature in the county.

The members of the bar of Johnson county held a meeting on Saturday eve­ning and appointed a committee to draft a memorial to be read in open court at 2 o’clock p.m. on the seventh day of September.

On Monday morning from 9 until 12 o’clock the face of the deceased was exposed to view and many availed themselves of the opportunity to look upon the features of their departed friend.

The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church at 2 o’clock on Monday afternoon, services were con­ducted by Rev. L. P. Marshall. The members of the bar attended in a body and during the services and subsequent interment the stores, with but few ex­ception, were closed.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 21, 1891,
Volume XXXII Number 9, page 3 column 2

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The last will and testament of the late A. B. Hunter was filed for probate on Wednesday. The property is to be divided equally between his daughter and a grand-daughter without recourse to administration.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, September 11, 1892,
page 2 column 3

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Memorial Meeting.

Monday afternoon the members of the bar of this county held a memorial meeting at the court house and short addresses were made by Col. Oyler, G. M. Overstreet, Sr., Judge Woollen, Judge Hackney and other members of the bar. All paid a high tribute to the character and ability of the deceased. The following resolutions were adopted and ordered spread on record:

Whereas, in the providence of God, this court is called upon to mourn the demise of one of its officers, and the bar of the county the departure of one of its co-laborers, in the decease of A. B. Hunter, LL. D., who departed this life August 14th 1891, And as we de­sire to express our sympathy for his family and friends, and to place upon the records of this court an expression of our sympathy; of our sorrow in our loss and our feelings and convictions of his worth as a man and citizen; as an associate for many year, and as one who for nearly [a] half century honored the profession to which he devoted the best energies of a long and active life.

Therefore, Resolved, 1st. That we tender to his daughter, relatives and many friends our earnest and most cor­dial sympathy in their great loss that to us who for so long a time have enjoyed the pleasure and the profit of a close and intimate association with him; an acquaintance, which as the years rolled by, but added to our love and respect for him, and which rememberance [sic] will dwell greenly in our memories as long as life shall last.

2nd. That it is a pleasure for us to place upon the records of this court the conviction and assurance that he had held a prominent position in the front rank of the legal profession of the state; a highly cultured man; a learned and profound lawyer; a true nature and safe counsellor, and an honor to the pro­fession and in all the walks of life, busy and active, as they were, he proved himself worthy of the esteem of all with whom he came in contact.

3d. That we recognize his worth as a citizen and man; his sterling virtue and integrity; his warm and ardent friend­ship; his genial sunny nature and temperment; his generous social com­panionship; his firm adherence to his highest conceptions of duty; his faith­fulness to his convictions of truth; his loyalty to his friends, his country and his God.

4th. That we know that we shall miss him at the bar of this court, as one who gave character and dignity to its coun­sels; weight and worth to its actions and conclusions; and permanent and lasting good to the community in which he lived and moved.

5th. That the above Preamble and Resolutions be spread upon the records of this court, and that the Clerk be in­structed to furnish a copy of them to the family of our departed brother and friend.

Samuel P. Oyler,      
Henry C. Barnett,    
Thomas W. Woollen. 
Committee on resolutions. 

Link to Anderson B. Hunter’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson