NINTH GENERATION

2420. John Leslie Hunter was born on 7 May 1931 in Presidio, Presidio County, Texas. ⁽¹²⁸⁶⁾ He died on 22 Dec 1975 in Glasscock County, Texas. ⁽²⁴⁷⁾ He was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Midland, Texas.


San Angelo Paper, 1952:

Corp. Hunter Home From Okinawa

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hunter, 3001 Lake Drive, left Monday for San Antonio to meet their son, Corp. John Leslie Hunter, due to arrive Tuesday from San Francisco.

Corp. Hunter arrived Friday in San Francisco from Okinawa and will spend a 30-day furlough with his family here and with friends in Alpine and Midland before returning to San Antonio for reassignment.

Corp. Hunter, raised and educated in Alpine, completed big school in Midland in 1949 and, on Sept. 3, 1949, he enlisted in the Army at San Diego. His family resided in Alpine at that time, moving here after Mr. Hunter retired.

Assigned to Camp Stoneman, San Francisco, Corp. Hunter was attached to the 65th AAA and went to Okinawa, sailing from San Francisco on Jan. 18, 1950.

On outbreak of the war in Korea, Comp. Hunter was the first in his unit to volunteer for active service there, but his request was rejected because of his essential status as a radar technician. He has been on 24-hour call duty at his Okinawa post until his turn at rotation came.

Besides his parents, other relatives residing here are a sister, Mrs. Arliene Brown; and niece, Miss Leslie Harris; both of 3001 Lake Drive; and a brother, Eugene Hunter, operator of Perry Courts, 230 West 29th St.


DEATHS

{Dec. 23, 1975}

John L. Hunter dead at age 44

John L. Hunter, 44, a former Midland policeman, was found dead this morning on a farm 22 miles northwest of Garden City on FM 137.

Hunter apparently had been loading a tank truck of crude oil when he apparently collapsed and died about 9:10 p.m. Monday. He was an employee of Miller Oil Purchasing Co.

Glasscock County Peace Justice John Robinson said this morning no ruling had been made, but an autopsy likely would be performed to determine whether cause of death was a heart attack or inhalation of gas fumes.

Hunter, who lived at 3513 Thomas St., had moved to Midland in 1952. He had worked for the Midland Police Department approximately 15 years before being employed by Miller Oil.

A Presidio native, he was born May 7, 1931, and reared at Presidio and Alpine.

Surviving are his widow, Gwen Hunter of Midland; two daughters, Carma Hunter and Suleah Hunter, both of the home; his mother, Mrs. Manila Hunter of Midland; a brother, Eugene Hunter of Midland; a sister, Arliene Reeves of Midland, and a niece and nephew.

He was married to Gwendolyn Mercer (daughter of Alvin Monroe Mercer and Norabel Anthony) on 21 Apr 1953 in Midland, Midland County, Texas. John Leslie Hunter and Gwendolyn Mercer had the following children:

+2905 i. Carma Sebrynna Hunter.
+2906 ii. Suleah Janice Hunter.