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Mr. Joe Richard Hunter Sr.

September 6, 1930 - April 19, 2022

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The family will greet visitors following the service at the grave.

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Westview Cemetery
Old Norris Road
Liberty, SC 29657
Friday 4/22, 11:00 am

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Westview Cemetery
Old Norris Road
Liberty, SC 29657
Friday 4/22

Joe Hunter, Sr.

Liberty, SC

Graveside services to honor the life of Mr. Joe Hunter will be held 11:00 AM Friday, April 22, 2022 at Westview Cemetery. The family will greet with family and friends following the service.

Joe Richard Hunter, Sr., 91, widower of Clara Bagwell Hunter and a longtime Liberty resident, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House.

Born in Liberty, he was a son of the late James Waldo and Jennie Sorrells Hunter.

Mr. Hunter retired from Pickens County where he was a Deputy Tax Assessor and was a member of First Baptist Church of Liberty. He loved studying the bible, art, and old cemeteries. He was affectionately known as the “Grandfather of Mapping in Pickens County”.

He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving are a daughter, Susan Pressley (Danny) of Liberty; a son, Richard Hunter (Tammy) of Liberty; two grandchildren, Scott Pressley, and Erin Cooper (Matthew); also surviving is a great grandson, Hunter Cooper.

In addition to his wife and parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Martha Parker and Mary Jones, and three brothers, John and Jimmy Hunter, and Charles Edwards.

In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation, Earmarked for Hospice of the Foothills, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca SC 29672 (https://www.prismahealthupstategiving.org/oconee-donation/, or Liberty First Baptist Church, PO Box 207, Liberty SC 29657 (https://firstbaptistliberty.com).

The family will be at the home of Danny and Susan Pressley, 20 Welborn Street, Liberty SC.

To share a memory of leave a message for the family you may visit libertymortuary.com. Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.

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The family will greet visitors following the service at the grave.

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Westview Cemetery
Old Norris Road
Liberty, SC 29657
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Friday 4/22, 11:00 am
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Westview Cemetery
Old Norris Road
Liberty, SC 29657
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Joe Hunter, Sr. Liberty, SC Graveside services to honor the life of Mr. Joe Hunter will be held 11:00 AM Friday, April 22, 2022 at Westview Cemetery. The family will greet with family and friends following the service. Joe Richard Hunter, Sr., 91, widower of Clara Bagwell Hunter and a longtime Liberty resident, died Tuesday,Continue Reading

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Carolyn Sanders Keasler left a message on April 22, 2022:
Dear Owen Family, You will be in my prayers! May God give you comfort and strength as you grieve the homegoing of your loved one! My deepest sympathy, Carolyn S. Keasler
David Knight left a message on April 22, 2022:
Richard so sorry to here about Your dad. Will be praying for you and your family. David & Melissa Knight
George and Mary Whelchel left a message on April 22, 2022:
Mary and I so sorry for the family but not for Joe. I will always think of joe Hunter as a friend and as a man of God. He loved the Lord, his family, his country and his church. Those who knew Joe will miss him with fond memories.
Nancy hodge left a message on April 21, 2022:
I'm going to miss him. I remember asking if I could called him pops and he said yes always could talk to him about the bible ..
Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Dunn left a message on April 21, 2022:
Joe Hunter believed the Bible, loved the Church, respected his Pastor, and cared for others. What more could we ask?
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Callee Martin left a message on April 21, 2022:
In memory of Mr. Joe Richard Hunter Sr., Callee Martin lit a candle
Randy and Kelly Gilstrap left a message on April 20, 2022:
Dear family, We are sorry for your all’s loss but know your Dad is with you Mom in heaven. What a sweet reunion that must have been. We thought so much of both of your parents and have many fond memories of them from LHS and Liberty FBC. May precious memories always keep them both close to your hearts. Sincerely, Randy and Kelly Gilstrap
Margaret Gantt left a message on April 20, 2022:
In memory of Mr. Joe Richard Hunter Sr., Margaret Gantt lit a candle
Erin Cooper left a message on April 20, 2022:
In memory of Mr. Joe Richard Hunter Sr., Erin Cooper lit a candle
Conner left a message on April 20, 2022:
In memory of Mr. Joe Richard Hunter Sr., Conner lit a candle
Blair Rankin left a message on April 20, 2022:
Praying for you all! Mr. Joe will be missed by all that knew him. I know he is happy to be back with Clara. He was a man of God!
Lynn Breazeale left a message on April 20, 2022:
I knew Joe from his time with Beeson Engineering and Pickens County, he was always a Christian gentleman and never spoke I’ll of anyone. I had great respect for him,
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