William Allen Hunter Sr.

HUNTER, William Allen Sr., 86, of 8004 Wheelers Spring Rd., Appomattox, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at his residence. He was the son of Walter Davis Hunter and Mabel Pugh Hunter. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Frances Anne Ramsey Hunter; a son, William Allen Hunter Jr. and wife, Muriel, of Forest; two daughters, Martha Elzie Hunter of Richmond and Charlotte Leslie Hunter Pearce and husband, Kenneth, of Chapel Hill, N.C.; seven grandsons, William Allen Hunter III and wife, Christina, Adam Clinton Hunter, Reuben Isaac Hunter, Clayton Davis Hunter, Walter Dunn Hunter, Daniel Garrett Pearce, and Luke Douglas Pearce; one granddaughter, Hunter Elzie Pearce; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret H. Watson and Elizabeth H. Hamilton; four brothers, John, Walter, Frank and Robert Hunter. He was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church, serving as deacon, elder, treasurer, and Adult Sunday School teacher. He was a 1951 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and served in World War II as a member of the 15th Air Force, flying 50 combat missions as a nose gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber. Mr. Hunter served as president and C.E.O. of The Farmers Bank of Appomattox from 1979 until his retirement in 1986. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2009, at Concord Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Dr. Louis Skidmore. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with military rites accorded by American Legion Post #104 and VFW #9855 combined honor guard. The family will receive friends at Robinson Funeral Home today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the Concord Presbyterian Church, c/o Brenda Goin, 2089 Old Evergreen Rd., Appomattox, Va. 24522 or the Appomattox Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 57, Appomattox, Va. 24522. Robinson Funeral Home and Cremation Service is serving the family.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.