Roy Marshall Hunter b. 6 Mar 1917 Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 4 Jan 2002 Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1917 - 2002 (84 years)

Name	Roy Marshall Hunter
Birth	6 Mar 1917	Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Physical Description	1940 [4]
	5'-8" tall, 155 lbs., with gray eyes, brown hair, and light complexion
Occupation	1940	Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV [4]
	laborer for Deitz & Kales
Census	8 Apr 1940	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [5]
	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).
		Hunter, Roy M. - 1940 - Greenbrier Co., WV.jpg
Census	20 Apr 1950	Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [6]
	Roy M. Hunter was 33 years old, living on State Route 60/3 (present day Hunter Road). Also in the household were his wife, Stella R. Hunter (age 28); daughter, Shirley A. (age 11); daughter, Shelbie J. (age 9); daughter, Janet D. (age 7); daughter, Dian M. (age 3); son, Warren M. (age 2); and son, Wyatte L. (age 1). His occupation was listed as building road for coal mine.
Military	World War II: U.S. Navy, Seaman 1st Class [7]
	He enlisted 20 Apr 1944, Great Lakes, IL and was honorably discharged on 18 Aug 1945. He was awarded a Battle Star and Purple Heart.
Soc Sec Num	233-14-0186 [2, 7]
Find A Grave Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49911747
Find A Grave Memorial	49911747
Death	4 Jan 2002	Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV [2, 3, 8]
	Cause: respiratory failure
Burial	7 Jan 2002	Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [8, 9]
Person ID	I18293	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

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)
Marriage	2 Jan 1913	Gallipolis, Gallia Co., OH [10, 11]
	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)

Marriage 7 Sep 1938 Covington, VA [12, 13]

Married by J. E. Cousor, Jr., a minister of the Presbyterian Church. [12]

Children

	1. Shirley Ann Hunter, b. 29 Jan 1939, Charmco, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 26 Jan 2021, Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV (Age 81 years)
	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, b. 15 Jun 1946, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 22 Oct 2021, Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 75 years)
	5. Warren Marchel Hunter
	6. Wyatt Lester Hunter

Family ID F7836 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Nov 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 6 Mar 1917 - Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Marriage - 7 Sep 1938 - Covington, VA
	Occupation - laborer for Deitz & Kales - 1940 - Rupert, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 8 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Census - 20 Apr 1950 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Death - Cause: respiratory failure - 4 Jan 2002 - Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV
	Burial - 7 Jan 2002 - Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV

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		Hunter, Jennings, Roy, & Zenna
		Day, Ernest - Hunter, Roy M. - Hunting
		Hunter, Roy M. & Stella R.
		Hunter, Roy M. & Stella R.
		Hunter, Roy M.
		Hunter, Roy M. (with puppy)
		Hunter, Roy M. (with puppy)
		Hunter, Roy M. (hunting)
		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.
		Hunter, Roy M. & Shelvie J.
		Hunter, Roy M.
		Hunter, Roy M.
		Hunter, Roy M.
		Roy Hunter Family (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		Roy Hunter Family (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

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.

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[S866] Obituary: The Beckley Register-Herald.
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[S507] Gallia Co., OH Probate Court Marriage Record, License No. 4019 (Reliability: 3).
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