Tributes

Kenneth Michael Hunt, 67, of Collinsville, TX, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Countryside Nursing Home in Pilot Point, TX. He was born August 18, 1948 near Collinsville, TX to Jimmy and Florence (Pierson) Hunt. He attended and graduated from Collinsville ISD in 1967. After graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA and then was sent to DaNang, Vietnam where he was a Rifle Sharpshooter. He was in an enemy explosion and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Rifle Sharpshooter Badge, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He retired from being a truck driver due to his health conditions. He is survived by his sister, Liz (Hunt) Reedy and husband Lee Roy of Sanger, TX; niece, Rhonda Lawson; great-nephews, Hunter and Garrett Brewer; sister-in-law, Eva Hunt; two aunts; and many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ronald Dale Hunt and Jimmy Don Hunt; and both sets of grandparents. A memorial service will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, January 9, 2016 at County Line Baptist Church on County Line Church Road, off of Hwy 377, north of Collinsville. Online condolences may be shared at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com. Services are under the direction of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center. To send a flower arrangement to the family of Kenneth Michael Hunt, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Tributes

Kenneth Michael Hunt

August 18, 1948 - January 2, 2016