Eugene Hunter, 84, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Pruitt Healthcare in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Friday, December 4, 2020 at Pinetta Cemetery, in Irwin County, Georgia, with Billy Wayne Causey officiating.
Mr. Hunter was born October 6, 1936, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late James Earnest & Mary Eloise Whitley Hunter. He lived in the community all of his life and was a farmer. Mr. Hunter also worked for Ace Hardware and Hometown Hardware and the Irwin County Road Department. He favorite pastime was sitting in his swing. Mr. Hunter was a member of the Ocilla Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Rachel Hunter of Ocilla; two sons: Mark Hunter & Pam of Fitzgerald and Billy Hunter of Israel; a daughter, Ann Zamora & Felipe of Ringgold; grandchildren: Travis Hasty, Lauren Hasty, Alex Hunter, Lillibeth Zamora, October Hunter, Payne Hunter, Melissa & David Dark and Jonathon & Cara Hunter; great-grandchildren: Ford Dark, Henry Hunter, Nash Dark, Vala Grace Hunter, Keegan Sheffield and Connor Hasty; a brother, Gary & Darnell Hunter of Ocilla; sisters: Maggie & Roger Cleghorn of Albany, Sandra & Bennie Bryson of Warner Robins, Linda & Kent Gray of Hortense and Karen & John Fennell of Kennesaw. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Monica Hunter Causey and two brothers: Curtis Hunter and J.D. Hunter.