Obituary for Mary Elizabeth Hunt Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Simmons) Hunt, Alpharetta, Georgia, and formerly of Clarksville, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, November 9, 2018. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 54 years, John Lloyd Hunt, in 1998. The daughter of the late Pearlie Washington Simmons and Myrtle Nicholson Simmons, Mary was born in Neptune, Tennessee.
She attended Ashland City High School where she met Lloyd. After attending Business School in Nashville, Mary was employed by the Tennessee Farm Bureau in Ashland City, TN. She and Lloyd married in his early days in the Air Force and Mary greatly enjoyed the travel, activities and friends associated with his career in the military.
In 1968, upon Lloyd’s retirement from the Air Force, he and Mary moved to Clarksville, Tennessee where they were active members of Hilldale United Methodist Church and the Retired Officer’s Association at Fort Campbell. Mary loved playing bridge and participating in the Clarksville Garden Club and the Clarksville Home Demonstration Club. After Lloyd’s death, Mary moved to Alpharetta, Georgia to be near her daughter’s family.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Jo Anne Ricca of Denver, Colorado and Donna Dickinson of Alpharetta, Georgia; her grandchildren, David and Daniel Ricca of Denver, Brian Ricca of Stamford, Connecticut, Kari Samuelson of Atlanta, Georgia; and was blessed with 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View. Burial to follow in the EverRest of Cheatham cemetery.
Family will receive friends on Sunday prior to the funeral from 12:00 PM until the hour of service at 2:00 PM. If so desired, donations may be made to: Disabled American Veterans (DAV) at 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Springs, KY 41076 or Samaritan’s Purse at P O Box 3000, Boone NC 28607 AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME in Pleasant View is in charge of these arrangements. 6316 Highway 41A, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 (615) 746-4433 www.
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