CLARENCE EDWARD "BUDDY" HUNTER

We regret to announce the passing of Mr. Clarence Edward “Buddy” Hunter, age 81, of Donalsonville, GA. Mr. Hunter passed away Sunday morning, October 27, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services for Mr. Hunter will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Olive Grove (Rock Pond) Primitive Baptist Church in Iron City, GA with Elder Ross Plowden officiating. Interment will follow in Friendship Memorial Gardens in Donalsonville, GA with Tommy Hunter, Roger Trawick, Kent Edward Mathis, Gary Baker, Vic Hunter, and Steven Frith serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home. Mr. Hunter was born on February 13, 1932 in Seminole County, GA to James Henry Hunter and Lillie Askew Hunter. He had lived in the Donalsonville area all of his life. He was a retired trucker, having driven a semi-truck for more than 40 years. He was part owner of the family farm, loved to listen to gospel music, and enjoyed camping and travelling. He was especially fond of his Belgium horse that he enjoyed hooking up to and pulling his covered wagon. He was also a member of Olive Grove Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Hunter leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Emily Williams Hunter of Donalsonville; three sons, Roy Johnson and his wife Lynn of Donalsonville, GA, Doug Johnson and his wife Terri of Colquitt, GA, and Hiram Smith and his wife Charlotte of Donalsonville, GA; two daughters, Linda Houston and her husband Tyler of Donalsonville, GA and Larue Cox and her husband Jim of Donalsonville, GA; two brothers, J.H. Hunter and his wife Pat and James Ray Hunter and his wife Brenda, both of Iron City, GA; and one sister, Hazel Godwin of Iron City, GA. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 9 great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Henry Hunter and Lillie Askew Hunter; a brother, William Hunter; a sister, Geneva Tessie Smith; and a great granddaughter, Savanna Smith.