John
Howard
Hunter
Born in Ramsey, IL
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph William Hunter
and Sarah Denina (Leigh) Hunter
Brother of
Claude Edward Hunter, Rose Marie Hunter, Luvena Ellender Hunter, Bessie Sedina (Hunter) Daniels, James Ben Lawrence Hunter, Gertrude N. (Hunter) Leatherman, Loretta M (Hunter) Walton, Dora Theodore Hunter, Joseph Henry Hunter, Pualina Eva (Hunter) Wehrle and Violet Juanita (Hunter) Frailey
Husband of
[private wife (1890s - 1990s)]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1920s - 1920s)], [private son (1920s - unknown)], [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Independence, IA.
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2013
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Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
Death
- Y
- 15 JAN 1973
- Independence, IA.
- 78
Occupation
- Illinois Central Railroad.
Note
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Bio notes: John Howard Hunter: Funeral services for John Howard Hunter, 78, Winthrop, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 18, at the funeral home in Winthrop with Rev. A. F. Schneck officiating.
- Burial was in the Wilson cemetery.
Mr. Hunter died Tuesday, January 15, at People's Memorial hospital in Independence. He was born November 20, 1894 at Ramsey, Illinois the son of Josephe and Sarah Denina Leigh Hunter. He grew up and lived in the Ramsey area until 1918 when he enlisted in the U. S. Army. Soon after he was discharged he was married to Bertha Bell VanLaningham Cunningham on June 19, 1920 at Independence.
Mr. Hunter farmed for a short time before he went to work for the Illinois Central railroad. After over 40 years with the railroad he retired. He was a veteran of WWI, a member of the American Legion Post 560 of Winthrop and was a former member of the Winthrop city council.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Leonard, Independence; two daughters, Mrs. Maurice (Leota) Reed, Winthrop; Mrs. Virgil (Winifred) Bateman, Winthrop; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Lucille McConnell, Dysart; one stepson, Alfred Cunningham, Lakeland, Florida; 25 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph Huntrer, Decatur, Illinois, Lawrence Hunter, Plano, Illinois; six sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Rose) Muck, Decatur, Illinois, Bess Daniels, Ramsey, Illinois, Mrs. John (Juanita) Frailey, Herrick, Illinois, Mrs. Cliff (Pauline) Wehrle, Ponca City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Harlan (Loretta) Walton, Troy Mills and Mrs. Donald (Gertrude) Leatherman, Winthrop.
Burial:
Wilson Cemetery
Independence
Buchanan County
Iowa, USA
- Burial was in the Wilson cemetery.
Record ID Number
- ID Number: MH:I207
User ID
- ID: CFA96F7C-D77F-4575-963B-0F1D05EA3FC4
Sources
Acknowledgments
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