Obituary of Curtis Darrel Hunter

Funeral Services for Curtis Darrel Hunter of Elsberry, MO will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Rev. Doug Roam, pastor of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Elsberry, will officiate with burial in New Hope Cemetery near Elsberry. Serving as pallbearers will be LeRoy Hunter, Allen Hunter, Billy Jo Hunter, Jesse Hunter, Tyron Henderson and James Webster. Mr. Hunter, 58, passed away Sunday morning, November 27, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born February 7, 1964 in Troy, MO, he was the son of Ezra Lee and Mary Wanetta Stillwater Hunter. Curtis was a hard worker, taking care of many yards and landscaping in the community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Mary Hunter; two brothers: Chan Hunter and Rick Hunter; and one sister, Mary Preston. Survivors include three children: Curtis Wayne Hunter of Eolia, MO, Clinton Duane Hunter of St. Louis, and Katie Hunter of Whiteside, MO; and five grandchildren: Hilary May Harrison, Lillian Hunter, Wayne Hunter, Daisy Hunter and Brantley Hunter. He also leaves five brothers: Henry LeRoy Hunter of Elsberry, Johnnie Hunter of Rolla, MO, Ezra Allen Hunter, Billy Jo Hunter and Jesse Hunter, all of Elsberry; three sisters: Ruby Irving, Bonnie Perkins and Phyllis Wyatt and her husband, A.J., all of Elsberry; his mother-in-law, Eloise Slaughter of Frankford, MO; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Memorials may be made to the Family of Curtis D. Hunter in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.