OBIT: Published in the Brattleboro Reformer on 3 Sep 2004.
GUILFORD -- Philip Eugene Hunter, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004.
He was born July 11, 1921, in Winnette, Mont., where his folks were homesteading. He was the son of Lloyd Hunter and Gladys Miller Hunter.
At age 5, he and his family moved to Alhambra, Calif., where he graduated high school in 1938. He worked at the local movie theater and at Railway Express before entering the Army Air Corps at the start of World War II.
Mr. Hunter served for more than four years in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator, where during his time of service he survived three plane crashes.
Upon his return to California in 1945 and his discharge from the military, he met Margaret Jennison of Guilford, while she served in the Army Air Corps, stationed in Santa Ana. They wed on April 6, 1946, and upon her discharge from service, they moved to Guilford for six years.
In 1952, Mr. Hunter took a job as a telecommunications officer with the State Department and the Department of Defense. During his years of service, he was stationed in Afghanistan, Germany, Okinawa, England, and Equador. He retired with his wife back in Guilford in 1974. He took a job with The Book Press as a night watchman and he worked for Park Construction as a traffic controller.
He was known for his love of the outdoors. He cleared his land and built "Bit 0' Eden" orchard in Guilford, planting trees that bore a vast variety of fruits and vegetables.
He enjoyed music and dancing, hunting and fishing. For many years, he taught a hunter's safety course in Guilford. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion.
During his more than 30 years as a resident of Guilford, he belonged to the Guilford Historical Society and the Guilford Community Church. He served the town as a trustee of public funds for more than 20 years, as well as holding office on the boards for the Christ Church and Broad Brook Grange. His commitment to the town of Guilford culminated with receiving an award from Secretary of State Deborah Markowicz in 1998.
A member of the Boy Scouts of America since 1957, he served with Troop 403 from Guilford well into his 70s.
Besides his wife of 58 years, Mr. Hunter leaves a son, Roderick Hunter of Daniel, Wyo.; a daughter, Carol Hunter Taft of Brattleboro; a grandson, Heath Woods; a granddaughter, Tracie Taft; a sister, Marjorie Brey of Palermo, Calif., an adopted sister, Claire Payne of Richmond, Va., and a stepsister, Dorothy Shonert of Van Nuys,CA, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins..
He was predeceased by a daughter, Kim Hunter Woods, in 1980, and a stepsister, Francis Sweeney Sansom.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Ker-Westerlund & Fleming Funeral Home on High Street in Brattleboro.
A celebration of Mr. Hunter's life will be held at Guilford Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Lisa Sparrow presiding. A full military burial will follow at Meetinghouse Cemetery.
GUILFORD -- Philip Eugene Hunter, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004.
He was born July 11, 1921, in Winnette, Mont., where his folks were homesteading. He was the son of Lloyd Hunter and Gladys Miller Hunter.
At age 5, he and his family moved to Alhambra, Calif., where he graduated high school in 1938. He worked at the local movie theater and at Railway Express before entering the Army Air Corps at the start of World War II.
Mr. Hunter served for more than four years in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator, where during his time of service he survived three plane crashes.
Upon his return to California in 1945 and his discharge from the military, he met Margaret Jennison of Guilford, while she served in the Army Air Corps, stationed in Santa Ana. They wed on April 6, 1946, and upon her discharge from service, they moved to Guilford for six years.
In 1952, Mr. Hunter took a job as a telecommunications officer with the State Department and the Department of Defense. During his years of service, he was stationed in Afghanistan, Germany, Okinawa, England, and Equador. He retired with his wife back in Guilford in 1974. He took a job with The Book Press as a night watchman and he worked for Park Construction as a traffic controller.
He was known for his love of the outdoors. He cleared his land and built "Bit 0' Eden" orchard in Guilford, planting trees that bore a vast variety of fruits and vegetables.
He enjoyed music and dancing, hunting and fishing. For many years, he taught a hunter's safety course in Guilford. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion.
During his more than 30 years as a resident of Guilford, he belonged to the Guilford Historical Society and the Guilford Community Church. He served the town as a trustee of public funds for more than 20 years, as well as holding office on the boards for the Christ Church and Broad Brook Grange. His commitment to the town of Guilford culminated with receiving an award from Secretary of State Deborah Markowicz in 1998.
A member of the Boy Scouts of America since 1957, he served with Troop 403 from Guilford well into his 70s.
Besides his wife of 58 years, Mr. Hunter leaves a son, Roderick Hunter of Daniel, Wyo.; a daughter, Carol Hunter Taft of Brattleboro; a grandson, Heath Woods; a granddaughter, Tracie Taft; a sister, Marjorie Brey of Palermo, Calif., an adopted sister, Claire Payne of Richmond, Va., and a stepsister, Dorothy Shonert of Van Nuys,CA, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins..
He was predeceased by a daughter, Kim Hunter Woods, in 1980, and a stepsister, Francis Sweeney Sansom.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Ker-Westerlund & Fleming Funeral Home on High Street in Brattleboro.
A celebration of Mr. Hunter's life will be held at Guilford Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Lisa Sparrow presiding. A full military burial will follow at Meetinghouse Cemetery.
OBIT: Published in the Brattleboro Reformer on 3 Sep 2004.
GUILFORD -- Philip Eugene Hunter, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004.
He was born July 11, 1921, in Winnette, Mont., where his folks were homesteading. He was the son of Lloyd Hunter and Gladys Miller Hunter.
At age 5, he and his family moved to Alhambra, Calif., where he graduated high school in 1938. He worked at the local movie theater and at Railway Express before entering the Army Air Corps at the start of World War II.
Mr. Hunter served for more than four years in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator, where during his time of service he survived three plane crashes.
Upon his return to California in 1945 and his discharge from the military, he met Margaret Jennison of Guilford, while she served in the Army Air Corps, stationed in Santa Ana. They wed on April 6, 1946, and upon her discharge from service, they moved to Guilford for six years.
In 1952, Mr. Hunter took a job as a telecommunications officer with the State Department and the Department of Defense. During his years of service, he was stationed in Afghanistan, Germany, Okinawa, England, and Equador. He retired with his wife back in Guilford in 1974. He took a job with The Book Press as a night watchman and he worked for Park Construction as a traffic controller.
He was known for his love of the outdoors. He cleared his land and built "Bit 0' Eden" orchard in Guilford, planting trees that bore a vast variety of fruits and vegetables.
He enjoyed music and dancing, hunting and fishing. For many years, he taught a hunter's safety course in Guilford. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion.
During his more than 30 years as a resident of Guilford, he belonged to the Guilford Historical Society and the Guilford Community Church. He served the town as a trustee of public funds for more than 20 years, as well as holding office on the boards for the Christ Church and Broad Brook Grange. His commitment to the town of Guilford culminated with receiving an award from Secretary of State Deborah Markowicz in 1998.
A member of the Boy Scouts of America since 1957, he served with Troop 403 from Guilford well into his 70s.
Besides his wife of 58 years, Mr. Hunter leaves a son, Roderick Hunter of Daniel, Wyo.; a daughter, Carol Hunter Taft of Brattleboro; a grandson, Heath Woods; a granddaughter, Tracie Taft; a sister, Marjorie Brey of Palermo, Calif., an adopted sister, Claire Payne of Richmond, Va., and a stepsister, Dorothy Shonert of Van Nuys,CA, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins..
He was predeceased by a daughter, Kim Hunter Woods, in 1980, and a stepsister, Francis Sweeney Sansom.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Ker-Westerlund & Fleming Funeral Home on High Street in Brattleboro.
A celebration of Mr. Hunter's life will be held at Guilford Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Lisa Sparrow presiding. A full military burial will follow at Meetinghouse Cemetery.
GUILFORD -- Philip Eugene Hunter, 83, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004.
He was born July 11, 1921, in Winnette, Mont., where his folks were homesteading. He was the son of Lloyd Hunter and Gladys Miller Hunter.
At age 5, he and his family moved to Alhambra, Calif., where he graduated high school in 1938. He worked at the local movie theater and at Railway Express before entering the Army Air Corps at the start of World War II.
Mr. Hunter served for more than four years in the Pacific Theater as a radio operator, where during his time of service he survived three plane crashes.
Upon his return to California in 1945 and his discharge from the military, he met Margaret Jennison of Guilford, while she served in the Army Air Corps, stationed in Santa Ana. They wed on April 6, 1946, and upon her discharge from service, they moved to Guilford for six years.
In 1952, Mr. Hunter took a job as a telecommunications officer with the State Department and the Department of Defense. During his years of service, he was stationed in Afghanistan, Germany, Okinawa, England, and Equador. He retired with his wife back in Guilford in 1974. He took a job with The Book Press as a night watchman and he worked for Park Construction as a traffic controller.
He was known for his love of the outdoors. He cleared his land and built "Bit 0' Eden" orchard in Guilford, planting trees that bore a vast variety of fruits and vegetables.
He enjoyed music and dancing, hunting and fishing. For many years, he taught a hunter's safety course in Guilford. He was a lifetime member of the VFW and American Legion.
During his more than 30 years as a resident of Guilford, he belonged to the Guilford Historical Society and the Guilford Community Church. He served the town as a trustee of public funds for more than 20 years, as well as holding office on the boards for the Christ Church and Broad Brook Grange. His commitment to the town of Guilford culminated with receiving an award from Secretary of State Deborah Markowicz in 1998.
A member of the Boy Scouts of America since 1957, he served with Troop 403 from Guilford well into his 70s.
Besides his wife of 58 years, Mr. Hunter leaves a son, Roderick Hunter of Daniel, Wyo.; a daughter, Carol Hunter Taft of Brattleboro; a grandson, Heath Woods; a granddaughter, Tracie Taft; a sister, Marjorie Brey of Palermo, Calif., an adopted sister, Claire Payne of Richmond, Va., and a stepsister, Dorothy Shonert of Van Nuys,CA, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins..
He was predeceased by a daughter, Kim Hunter Woods, in 1980, and a stepsister, Francis Sweeney Sansom.
Calling hours will be held Friday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m., at Ker-Westerlund & Fleming Funeral Home on High Street in Brattleboro.
A celebration of Mr. Hunter's life will be held at Guilford Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Lisa Sparrow presiding. A full military burial will follow at Meetinghouse Cemetery.
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