Roy Marshall Hunter
1917 - 2002 (84 years)
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Name Roy Marshall Hunter Born 6 Mar 1917 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1] Gender Male Census 8 Apr 1940 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [2] - He was 23 years old, and an independent truck driver. Also living in his household were his wife Stella R. (age 18) and daughter Shirley A. (age 1). They lived on Route 8 (Kieffer Road).
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(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)Military Stationed on the U.S.S. Oral Roberts. Military Between 1943 and 1945 WWII: Seaman 1st Class, US Navy Soc Sec Num 233-14-0186 [3] Died 4 Jan 2002 Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV [4] Cause: respiratory failure Buried 7 Jan 2002 Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [4, 5] Person ID I18293 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 2 Sep 2019
Father Jennings Ray Hunter, b. 28 Jun 1894, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV , d. 31 Aug 1982, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., VA (Age 88 years) Mother Zenna Marshall Walkup, b. 19 Dec 1895, Narrows, Giles Co., VA , d. 16 Apr 1980, Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 84 years) Married 2 Jan 1913 Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH [6, 7] - Jennings and Zenna were married by R. E. Dunn, J.P. Robert A. Hunter gave consent for the marriage.
Family ID F2240 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Stella Retha Phipps, b. 29 Jan 1922, Oswald, Raleigh Co., WV , d. 5 May 2010, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 88 years) Married 7 Sep 1938 Covington, VA [8, 9] - Married by J. E. Cousor, Jr., a minister of the Presbyterian Church. [8]
Children 1. Shirley Ann Hunter 2. Alice Faye "Shelvie Jean" Hunter, b. 17 Mar 1941, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV , d. 17 Oct 1973, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 32 years)3. Janet Dale Hunter 4. Diana Marcelle Hunter 5. Warren Marchel Hunter 6. Wyatt Lester Hunter Last Modified 21 Sep 2015 Family ID F7836 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 6 Mar 1917 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Married - 7 Sep 1938 - Covington, VA 
Census - 8 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Died - Cause: respiratory failure - 4 Jan 2002 - Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Buried - 7 Jan 2002 - Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth
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Hunter, Jennings, Roy, & Zenna 
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Hunter, Roy M. & Stella R. 
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Hunter, Roy M. (with puppy) 
Hunter, Roy M. (with puppy) 
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Hunter, Roy M. & Wyatt L.
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)Hunter, Roy M., Shelvie J., & Diana M.
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Hunter, Roy M. & Shelvie J. 
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Notes - Roy worked briefly for Clear Creek Coal Co. at Clearco and Leckie Smokeless Coal Co. at Anjean.
The Beckley Register-Herald
SMOOT - Roy M. Hunter, 84, passed away Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, in Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Fairlea, following a short illness.
Born March 6, 1917, in Kieffer, he was the son of the late Jennings and Zenna Walkup Hunter.
Mr. Hunter was a farmer, miner and lumberman and was of the Methodist faith. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, having received three medals for serving his country during the American Campaign, European African Middle Eastern Campaign and while serving on Oran Roberts Liberty Ship as seaman 1st gunnermate from April 20, 1944, to Aug. 18, 1945.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shelvie Jean Pitsenbarger Miller, in 1973; two brothers, Ray and Marvin Hunter; and five sisters, Gertrude Quick, Margie Walkup, Ruth Lauer, Dorothy Hunter and Jackie Eilts.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Stella Retha Phipps Hunter; three daughters, Shirley King and her husband, Jimmy, of Crawley, and Dale Riffey and her husband, David, and Diana Miller and her husband, Bill, all of Meadow Bluff; two sons, Warren Hunter and his wife, Kay, of Rainelle and Wyatt Hunter and his wife, Bonnie, of Asbury; two brothers, Robert Hunter of Crawley and Carl Hunter of Rupert; two sisters, Gladys Hedrick of Kessler and Gaye Eilts of Wabash, Ind.; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Smathers Funeral Home Chapel, Rainelle, with the Revs. Mike Tincher and Bill Lilly officiating. Burial will follow in Old Amwell Church, Meadow Bluff. Graveside services will be conducted by Oak Hill VFW Post No. 3110.
Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Home, Rainelle.
- Roy worked briefly for Clear Creek Coal Co. at Clearco and Leckie Smokeless Coal Co. at Anjean.
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- [S866] Obituary: The Beckley Register-Herald.
- [S1333] Personal Knowledge (Troy M. Hunter), My brother, male first cousins, and I were pallbearers at our grandfather's funeral. (Reliability: 4), 7 Nov 2013.
- [S507] Gallia Co., OH Probate Court Marriage Record, License No. 4019 (Reliability: 3).
- [S73] Family Bible of Marshall W. Walkup.
- [S1460] Alleghany Co., VA Marriage Register, Virginia. Alleghany County., marriage register, 3: 68, Hunter-Phipps, 1938. (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2010.
- [S1775] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), marriage certificate 20938 (1938), Hunter-Phipps accessed 30 May 2015. (Reliability: 3), 30 May 2015.
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