Calvin Hunter

1921 - 1970  (49 years)

• Name	Calvin Hunter
  Birth	11 Feb 1921	Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Mar 1970	Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV   [2, 3]
  	Cause: self-inflicted gunshot wound
  Burial	10 Mar 1970	Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I26515	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	George Washington Hunter,   b. 1 Sep 1887, Levisay's Mill, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 27 Oct 1968, Summersville, Nicholas Co., WV (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lucy Leona Witt,   b. 2 Apr 1895, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 12 Aug 1957, Dawson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1915  [4]
  Family ID	F10231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merlene Grey Houchins,   b. 16 Nov 1923, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Jan 1942	White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV   [5]
  Family ID	F10242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 10 Mar 1970 - Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Beckley Post-Herald, 9 March 1970 Calvin Hunter, 49, Takes Own Life DAWSON (RNS) - Calvin Hunter, 49, of Dawson died Saturday at his home of gunshot wounds. State Police said the wounds were self-inflicted. Born Feb. 11, 1921, at Dawson, he was a son of the late George Washington and Lucy Witt Hunter. He had been lifelong resident of Dawson and was a disabled painter for the Greenbrier County Board of Education. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Merlene Houchins Hunter and five brothers, Leslie of Bluefield, Clarence of Nettie, Willie of Marysville, Ohio, Walter of Columbus, Ohio, and Robert, address unknown. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wallace with Rev. Rex Ball and Rev. Leroy Crane in charge. Burial will be in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville. The body will remain at the funeral home where friends may call after 5 p.m. today.

  
  

• Sources

  [S533] Greenbrier Co., WV BB 4, page 90, line 3 (Reliability: 3). [S996] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.). [S864] Obituary: The Beckley Post-Herald. [S245] Federal Census Record: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930. [S557] Greenbrier Co., WV MB 18, page 41 (Reliability: 3).