Mrs. Pearl Burton Hunt

October 29, 2017

Mrs. Pearl Burton Hunt, 98, passed away peaceably surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Franciscan Care Center Toledo, Ohio. She was born in Deerford, LA on December 14, 1918 to William Burton Sr. and Corine Smith Burton. She was the apple of her dad's eye. She moved to Toledo in 1935 where she met and married the love of her life, Samuel Hunt, in 1936. To that union four children were born. The marriage lasted seventy-five years until Sam's death in 2011. Pearl enjoyed attending Phillips Temple CME Church for many years with her husband Sam. Later she joined her beloved St. Paul Baptist Church where the love she gave and received added years to her quality of life. She was very generous and charitable. For several decades she made contributions and volunteered time to the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. Pearl was not only a mother to her children, but she also mothered her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her door was always open to family and friends. She was never too tired to prepare a meal, lend a helping hand or listen. Asking for so little yet giving so much, she filled our lives with unconditional love through all seasons, her love radiated in her beautiful smile and everyone felt better having been in her presence. Pearl was preceded in death by her parents; son, Gordon Hunt Sr.; brother, William Burton Jr.; brother, Ivory Burton; niece, Thelma Burton; niece, Marcia Gregory; sisters-in-law, Gladys Garner. Pauline Burgess and Luemma Miller. She is survived by her loving daughters, Bernadine Anderson, Barbara Hunt and Beverly Beasley; grandchildren, Cheri Johnson, Serena Anderson, Synthia Anderson Curtis Anderson, Brenda Anderson Cletus Anderson, Gordon Hunt Jr., Rita Hunt, Keith Sutton, Lewis Johnson, Archie Beasley Sr.; nephews, Jesse Burton, Ronald Burgess, Richard Garner; nieces, Brella Sims and Gail Newell; godsister, Gladys Jackson, and a host of great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Dale-Riggs Funeral Home Chapel. Family hour Monday 10 a.m. and funeral service following at 11 a.m., St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor James H. Willis Sr., officiant. Interment Forest Cemetery. www.dalefh.com