Florence Hunt

June 11, 1924 - May 26, 2013

Florence M. Hunt, age 88, slipped away peacefully into the arms of Jesus, Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Sherman, Texas. She was a lifelong member of the County Line Baptist Church. She was born June 11, 1924 in Era, Cooke County, Texas to Benjamin and Rena Belle (Thompson) Pierson. She married Jimmie Hunt May 24, 1941 in Marietta, OK. They were married 52 years until his death in 1993. She is survived by her son Kenneth Michael Hunt of Collinsville; daughter and son-in-law, Liz & Lee Roy Reedy of Sanger, sister Dean and husband Art Mulkey of Aurora, CO; sister-in-law Sarah Lou Pierson of Denison; daughter-in-law, Eva Hunt of Tioga; granddaughter, Rhonda & husband Randy Lawson of Collinsville; great-grandsons Hunter & Garrett Brewer of Collinsville; step-grandsons Ken & wife Millie Reedy of Denton; Scott Reedy of Denton, plus five step great-grandsons, and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie, two sons, Ronald Dale Hunt and Jimmie Don Hunt, parents, Ben and Rena Pierson, brothers Ben Pierson, Jr. and Royce Pierson, sisters Wanda Worthy and Marguritte Elliott. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Mt. Zion Cemetery near Collinsville, Texas beginning at 11:30 a.m. with Jay Ray Smith officiating. The family will receive family and friends before the graveside service beginning at 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at Slay Memorial Funeral Center in Aubrey, Texas. Pallbearers are Buddy Pierson, Frank Byrd, Steve Stone, Bill Worthy, Jr. Whisenhunt and Terry Whisenhunt. Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center in Pilot Point. To send a flower arrangement to the family of Florence Hunt, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.