Robert Gene Hunter
1927 - 2017 (89 years)
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Name Robert Gene Hunter Birth 12 Jul 1927 Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Gender Male Census-Household Member 28 Apr 1930 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] - Role: Household Member
He was 35 year old, a farmer, and owned a residence valued at $7,000. He lived on Clear Creek Road. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna (age 35, married for 17 years), daughter Girtrude M. (age 16), son Ray J. (age 15), son Roy M. (age 13), daughter Gladys E. (age 11), son Marvin W. (age 8), daughter Margia J. (age 9), daughter Ruth D. (age 5), son Robert D. (age 2-8/12), and daughter Dorthie M. (age 8/12).
Census-Household Member 10 Apr 1940 Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV [2] - Role: Household Member
He was 47 years old and a farmer and owned his residence valued at $1,000. Also living in his household were his wife Zenna M. (age 46), son Marvin (age 18), daughter Margie (age 17), daughter Ruth (age 15), son Robert (age 12), daughter Dorothy (age 10), daughter Eula Gaye (age 8), daughter Geraldine (age 6), and son Carl (age 1). They lived on an "unmarked road off Route No. 8" (Kieffer Road).
Death 5 Apr 2017 Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV [3] Burial 10 Apr 2017 Burns Cemetery, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV [3] Person ID I6380 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 7 Sep 2017
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 [4, 5] - 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 Doris Vera Helvey, b. 1 Dec 1924, Warsaw, Kosciusko Co., IN d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 9 Mar 1946 Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV [6] Children 1. Nancy Jane Hunter 2. Brenda Carol Hunter 3. Michael Robert "Mike" Hunter 4. James Lee "Jimmy" Hunter 5. Ricky Gene Hunter 6. Doris Jean "Jeanie" Hunter Family ID F2614 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 May 2015
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Birth - 12 Jul 1927 - Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Census-Household Member - 28 Apr 1930 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV Census-Household Member - 10 Apr 1940 - Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Death - 5 Apr 2017 - Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV 
Burial - 10 Apr 2017 - Burns Cemetery, Kieffer, Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - http://www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com/obituaries/Robert-Gene-Hunter?obId=1664862#/obituaryInfo
Robert Gene Hunter passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, following a short illness.
Born at Keiffer, he was the son of the late Jennings and Zenna Hunter.
Robert was a retired coal miner and an avid hunter. He was a member of the Clear Creek Rod and Gun Club. He was a kind, compassionate man who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his loving wife of 70 years, Doris; 6 children Nancy Mellen and husband Bill of New Market, Virginia, Brenda Synder and husband Bill of Lewisburg, Mike Hunter and wife Libby of Crawley, Jimmy Hunter and wife Sunny of Beckley, Ricky Hunter and wife Cheryl of Crawley, Jeanie Richardson and husband Paul of Frazier's Bottom; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 1 sister Gaye Elits of Wabash, Indiana; 1 brother Carl Hunter and wife Cora of Rupert.
Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, in the Beaver Creek Baptist Church with Pastor David Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the Burns Cemetery at Keiffer.
Pallbearers are Travis Hunter, Devin McCallister, Timothy Rice, Ritchie Rice, J.R. Dorsey, and Jason Davis.
Friends may call one hour before the service from 1 - 2 p.m. at the church.
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Sources - [S1728] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 2533, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 11B, p. 106, dwelling 223, family 226, Jennings Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1747] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1940, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 4404, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 13-28, sheet 3B, p. 408, household 55, Jennings R. Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1651] Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, WV, Smathers Funeral Chapel, ((http://www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com/ : 2013)), accessed 15 Apr 2017), Obituary for Robert Gene Hunter; http://www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com/obituaries/Robert-Gene-Hunter?obId=1664862#/obituaryInfo. (Reliability: 3).
- [S507] Gallia Co., OH Probate Court Marriage Record, License No. 4019 (Reliability: 3).
- [S73] Family Bible of Marshall W. Walkup.
- [S1475] West Virginia. Greenbrier County., Greenbrier Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records . http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2010.), marriage register, 20: 303, Hunter-Helvey, 1946; accessed 30 May 2015. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1728] West Virginia, Greenbrier County, FCR: Greenbrier Co., WV 1930, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 2533, Meadow Bluff, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 11B, p. 106, dwelling 223, family 226, Jennings Hunter, accessed 27 May 2016 (Reliability: 3).