Opal Hunter, 83, of Lake Benton passed away Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home, Benton. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Karl Barnfield officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Cemetery, Whittington.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Resurrection Church All Purpose Building Fund, c/o Resurrection Church, 108 South McLeansboro St., Benton, IL 62812.
Mrs. Hunter was born Sept. 3, 1926, in Orient, the daughter of Sim and Mae (Knott) Moore.
On Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, 1948, she married Fred Hunter Jr. and they were sweethearts for more than 61 years — and 60 of those years were spent at Lake Benton, where she enjoyed walks around the lake with friends and family cookouts.
Opal worked many years on the Benton square at the P.N. Hirsch, then retired from the old West City Wal-Mart. After retirement, she enjoyed watching the Cubs and yard-selling with her daughters.
She had a strong faith in God, and no matter how bad things were for her, her prayers were for others. She was a member of East Benton Baptist (Resurrection) Church and loved her church family.
Opal is survived by one son, Fred W. Hunter and wife Lynnette, Benton; six grandchildren, Aubrey and Ben Hunter, and Jessica Salina and husband, Bryan, all of Benton, Kevin Burroughs and friend, Dee Mitchell, Melinda DeLauder and Jared Floro, all of Buckner; five great-grandchildren, Dallas and Lexi Lively, Dakota Eubanks, Kevin Clover and Ashley Morefield; one sister, Pan Wieneke, Geneseo; one brother, Bob Moore, West Frankfort; two sisters-in-law, Patty Hunter, Benton, and Juanita Moore, Middletown, Ohio; and several special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred Hunter Jr.; two loving daughters, Linda Floro and Janet Burroughs; one brother, John D. Moore; four brothers-in-law, Tommy and John Hunter, Larry Wieneke and Bob Murphy; and two sisters-in-law, Edna Hunter and Irene Moore.
Visit www.hobbsjohnson.com to sign the memorial guestbook.
