Dr. Walter D. "Tootie" Hunter Jr., 91, of Waco, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park.
Walter was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Jennie B. and Walter David Hunter Sr. He attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High School in 1939, Baylor University in 1943, and Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1946. In March of 1946, Tootie married Margaret Dahse and they lived in Waco where he practiced dentistry for 39 years.
He enjoyed coaching Little League baseball, hunting with bird dogs, and fishing. After retiring, ranching became his pastime. He was a charter member of Ridgewood Country Club where he played golf and was a club champion. He was King of the Waco Cotton Palace pageant in 1997. On March 18, of this year, Tootie and Margaret celebrated 68 years of marriage. Tootie loved his family, his friends, and his "Old Fashions".
Tootie was preceded in death by a grandson, David Wells.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; daughters, Carol Wells and her husband, Bob, of Pearland, and Lynn Carter and her husband, Gary, of Waco; grandchildren, Kelly and Callan Nokes, of Austin, Kacie and John Angell, of Dallas, Steve and Missy Wells, of Houston, Melissa Wells of Wolfforth, and Matt and Jenn Wells, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/30/2014 - 3/31/2014...C15
Walter was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Jennie B. and Walter David Hunter Sr. He attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High School in 1939, Baylor University in 1943, and Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1946. In March of 1946, Tootie married Margaret Dahse and they lived in Waco where he practiced dentistry for 39 years.
He enjoyed coaching Little League baseball, hunting with bird dogs, and fishing. After retiring, ranching became his pastime. He was a charter member of Ridgewood Country Club where he played golf and was a club champion. He was King of the Waco Cotton Palace pageant in 1997. On March 18, of this year, Tootie and Margaret celebrated 68 years of marriage. Tootie loved his family, his friends, and his "Old Fashions".
Tootie was preceded in death by a grandson, David Wells.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; daughters, Carol Wells and her husband, Bob, of Pearland, and Lynn Carter and her husband, Gary, of Waco; grandchildren, Kelly and Callan Nokes, of Austin, Kacie and John Angell, of Dallas, Steve and Missy Wells, of Houston, Melissa Wells of Wolfforth, and Matt and Jenn Wells, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/30/2014 - 3/31/2014...C15
Dr. Walter D. "Tootie" Hunter Jr., 91, of Waco, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, March 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park.
Walter was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Jennie B. and Walter David Hunter Sr. He attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High School in 1939, Baylor University in 1943, and Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1946. In March of 1946, Tootie married Margaret Dahse and they lived in Waco where he practiced dentistry for 39 years.
He enjoyed coaching Little League baseball, hunting with bird dogs, and fishing. After retiring, ranching became his pastime. He was a charter member of Ridgewood Country Club where he played golf and was a club champion. He was King of the Waco Cotton Palace pageant in 1997. On March 18, of this year, Tootie and Margaret celebrated 68 years of marriage. Tootie loved his family, his friends, and his "Old Fashions".
Tootie was preceded in death by a grandson, David Wells.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; daughters, Carol Wells and her husband, Bob, of Pearland, and Lynn Carter and her husband, Gary, of Waco; grandchildren, Kelly and Callan Nokes, of Austin, Kacie and John Angell, of Dallas, Steve and Missy Wells, of Houston, Melissa Wells of Wolfforth, and Matt and Jenn Wells, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/30/2014 - 3/31/2014...C15
Walter was born in Waco, Texas, to the late Jennie B. and Walter David Hunter Sr. He attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High School in 1939, Baylor University in 1943, and Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1946. In March of 1946, Tootie married Margaret Dahse and they lived in Waco where he practiced dentistry for 39 years.
He enjoyed coaching Little League baseball, hunting with bird dogs, and fishing. After retiring, ranching became his pastime. He was a charter member of Ridgewood Country Club where he played golf and was a club champion. He was King of the Waco Cotton Palace pageant in 1997. On March 18, of this year, Tootie and Margaret celebrated 68 years of marriage. Tootie loved his family, his friends, and his "Old Fashions".
Tootie was preceded in death by a grandson, David Wells.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; daughters, Carol Wells and her husband, Bob, of Pearland, and Lynn Carter and her husband, Gary, of Waco; grandchildren, Kelly and Callan Nokes, of Austin, Kacie and John Angell, of Dallas, Steve and Missy Wells, of Houston, Melissa Wells of Wolfforth, and Matt and Jenn Wells, of Rock Hill, South Carolina; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/30/2014 - 3/31/2014...C15
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