Dr. James Hunt

December 16, 1924 — May 20, 2021

D R. JAMES HUNT

Dr. James William Hunt, age 96, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021, at The Claiborne at Adelaide of Starkville, MS.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at 1:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church , 320 0 Bluecutt Rd., Columbus, MS 39705. Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, 903 College St. is in charge of arrangements.

Born December 16, 1924, Dr. Hunt served courageously in the US Army during WWII, where as a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.  Dr Hunt was proud of his military service , as well as his legacy as an educator and professor of special education at Mississippi University for Women. In retirement, Dr Hunt authored several books and articles.

Dr. James Hunt was first and foremost a family man, dearly loved, whose passing will be greatly mourned. Survivors include his beloved wife Jane Stewart Hunt ; daughter Elizabeth Neil and her husband Nelson of Falls Church, VA ; son Professor William Hunt of Atlanta, GA ; step - son Dean Stewart and his wife Teresa of Starkvill e; step - daughter Mollye Faulkner and her husband Skip of Columbia Falls, MT ; step - son Lawrence Stewart of Hendersonville, NC ; brother Thomas Hunt and his wife Jean of Clinton, MS ; sisters Lou Lyon of Laurel, MS, and Peggy Pendarvis of AZ ; and grandchildren Lauren Ranks, Mark Huse, Owen Hallisey Hunt, Roger Daniel Hunt, and Jeremy Stewart, as well as great grandchildren, nieces , nephews, cousins and in-laws. He was preceded in death by his beloved first wife Allie Raney Hunt.

Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 9681, Columbus, MS, 39705.

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