June Garrett Hunter

Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Hunter will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Norris First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Liberty Mortuary.

June Garrett Hunter, 85, of 120 Depot Street passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at Manna Health & Rehab in Pickens. Born in Pickens, she was the widow of Rev. Edgar Milton Hunter and a daughter of the late Robert Vardy and Pearl Waldrop Garrett. She was retired from Cornell Dublier but she also previously worked at The Pickens Sentinel, Hardee’s in Liberty and Chick-Fil-A in Easley. She loved flowers, reading poetry and especially her church, Norris First Baptist where she was a longtime member and a teacher in the Flora Garrett Sunday School Class.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Melinda Zeigler(Raymond) of Six Mile and Lori Davis(Lew) of Charlotte, NC; a sister, Melva Perry of Norris; 4 grandchildren, Jena Hughes(D.J.), Joni Addis(Josh), Angela Zeigler and Chris Zeigler(Kahli); and 4 great-grandchildren, Claire and Katie Hughes and Riley and Lydia Addis.

In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by 3 sisters, Velma Walters, Bernice Cater and Una Mae Cater Figueroa; 7 brothers, Lloyd, Morris, Fred, Hovie, Elzie, Alvin and Robert “Frog” Garrett; and a grandson, Dustin Chapman.

Flowers will be welcomed or memorials may be made to Norris First Baptist Church Library Fund: PO Box 130 Norris, SC 29667. Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.