Edgar C. Hunter, Sr.

Mr. Edgar C. Hunter, Sr. age 88, of Summerville, GA, passed away Wednesday- July 31, 2019, at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Hunter was born December 23, 1930, in Keener, AL, son of the late William Oscar and Maggie Mae Burgess Hunter.  He was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mt. Vernon and the Trion School System. 

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ruth Guyton Hunter; daughter, Edith Lynn Hunter, 3 brothers and 5 sisters.

Mr. Hunter is survived by his sons, William Charles (Joan) Hunter, Jimmy Randall (Kathy) Hunter, and Edgar Hunter, Jr.; daughters, Elizabeth Hunter Dover and Carol Hunter- Elrod; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mr. Hunter will be held at 5:00 P.M. Saturday- August 3 at the Mason Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Jacob Cordell, Corey Hunter, Matthew Hunter, Isaac Hunter, Derek Milam, Dylan Dover, Jeremiah Hunter, and Adam Willingham. Honorary pallbearers will be the staff of Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Hunter will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Saturday from 3:00 P.M. until the service hour.