Samuel Arthur Hunt, Jr., of Columbia, S.C. Memorial service for Samuel Arthur Hunt, Jr. will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church in Columbia, with interment in the church Memorial Garden. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Hunt passed away on Thursday, December 11. Born in Greenville in 1922, he was the son of the late Samuel Arthur Hunt, Sr. and the late Mary Nelson Hunt. After graduating from Greenville Senior High School, he attended The Citadel before joining the U.S. Army Signal Corps and served in the European Theatre of Operations. In 1947, he married Audrey June Geitz and in 1954 they moved to Columbia, where they raised three sons. After a 41-year career with Southern Bell Telephone Company, he retired in 1982. Surviving are his wife of more than 61 years, Audrey June Geitz Hunt; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Dawn McElveen Hunt of Columbia, Andy and Lara Wilson Hunt of Isle of Palms, Steven Hunt and Deborah Gideon of Anchorage, Alaska; and grandchildren, Jennifer Hunt of Columbia, Carrie Anne Hunt of Charlotte, N.C., Courtney Hunt of Asheville, N.C., and Lennon Hunt of Columbia. Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church Building Fund, 4600 Daniel Dr., Columbia, SC 29206. Please sign online guest book at www.dunbarfunerals.com Published in The Greenville News: 12-14-2008. Tags: 1943
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