Harry D. Hunter
22 June 1922 - 23 November 2017
Eva Marie Hunter
30 January 1925 - 3 February 1998
Van
Alstyne,
Texas -- Harry Deen Hunter passed away
at Meadowbrook rest
home November 23. He was born June 20,
1922 in Van Alstyne, Texas. His
father was Mack Cage Hunter and his
mother was Mary Susan (Mitchell)
Hunter. He had two sisters, Charlotte
Joan Hunter and Rhea Cunningham,
and a brother, Mack Quinn Hunter, all of
whom preceded him in death.
Harry married Eva Marie
Butler of Howe,
Texas on March 23, 1942. Eva Marie passed away
February 3, 1998. They
had two sons, Jerry Mack Hunter and Charles
Deen Hunter. Jerry and his wife Cherrie preside in Van
Alstyne and Charles and his wife Mary preside
in St. Albans, Vermont.
Harry enlisted in the
Army Air Force on
October 14, 1942 and was discharged December
4, 1945. After attending
two aircraft mechanic schools Harry spent his
time in the military as a
mechanic on B-24 bombers in Boise, Idaho.
Harry also worked at Perrin
AFB from 1956 until the base closed and
finished
up his final stint with Civil Service at Altus
AFB as an aircraft mechanic where he retired
and then returned to Denison, Texas.
After Harry's wife Eva
passed away he married Billie Stephens of Van
Alstyne on February 16th 1999.
Harry is survived by
his wife, Billie;
two sons; two granddaughters; one grandson;
one great grandson; three
great-granddaughters; one great-great
granddaughter; one great-great
grandson; three stepsons; and one
step-daughter.
Services for Harry will
be held at
2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2017 at
Scoggins Funeral Home Chapel,
with burial in the Van Alstyne Cemetery. Harry
was of the Methodist
Faith.
Services are under the
direction of
Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, 637 W.
Van Alstyne Parkway, Van
Alstyne, Texas. 903-482-5225.
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