Delaine Hunter

Mr. Delaine Hunter, 79, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. The funeral will be Thursday, June 2, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 11:00 A.M. Burial will follow in Thaxton Cemetery.

Mr. Hunter was born July 17, 1942, to the late Caycie Tyrus and Velma Lee Hunter. Throughout his entire career, he worked as an engineer for Northeast Electric Power Association. Mr. Hunter’s devotion to his company set an example of loyalty and reliability that he passed on to his children. In his free time, he enjoyed being outside, whether it be fishing or hunting, or spending time tending to his vegetable garden. After his retirement, Mr. Hunter found purpose in volunteer work as a driver for the food bank. Whenever possible, he enjoyed escaping in their RV and hitting the road for various adventures and destinations, even taking a month-long excursion to Alaska. In his later years, Mr. Hunter enjoyed relaxing days of catching up on the news, the weather, and his western channel. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hunter was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Sherry Jean Hunter.

Mr. Hunter is survived by his daughter, Scarlette L. Hunter of Augusta, GA; his son, Shane L. Hunter and his wife, Tammy of Bentonville, AR; a brother, Glenn Hunter and his wife, Brenda of Thaxton, MS; his grandchildren: Glenn’s children, Corey Armes of Bentonville, AR, Abbey Hunter of Ft. Myers, FL, and Isabella Hunter of Bentonville, AR; and Scarlette’s children, Nikole Bell and Mailee Bell, both of Augusta, GA.

Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Mr. Hunter’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 or online at https://www.heart.org/?s_src=20U2W1EEMT&s_subsrc=main_nav_memorial_link.