Asheville - Frank William Hunnicutt, 89, of 13 Honey Drive, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the VA Medical Center.
Mr. Hunnicutt was born May 24, 1921, in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Ulysses and Theodosia Bartlett Hunnicutt. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Eugenia, and by brothers, Lawrence, Glenn and Hilliard, and sister, Amanda.
He served in the Army during WW II as a military policeman in North Africa and Italy.
He received the Eamet Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Service
Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Co. 05 medal, and 1054th MP Co. (AVN).
While in high school, Mr. Hunnicutt was an all-county basketball player. He also played for community teams and refereed for Buncombe County high school basketball. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist church and previously Morningside Baptist Church.
He retired as a fireman from the VA Medical Center after 33 years of service.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-inlaw, Mary Beth Fender and husband, Dean, of Asheville, Harriet Loney and husband, Tom, of Trinity, and Karen Wagstaff and husband, Gerald, of Asheville; six grandchildren, Justin and Alexander Fender, Caroline and Michelle Wilson, and Stephanie and Stephen Wagstaff; a brother, Cecil Hunnicutt of Asheville; and a sister, Vaulty Hunnicutt of Asheville.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb and the Rev. Lewis Bartlett officiating. Interment will follow at Haw Creek Cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Hunnicutt was born May 24, 1921, in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Ulysses and Theodosia Bartlett Hunnicutt. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Eugenia, and by brothers, Lawrence, Glenn and Hilliard, and sister, Amanda.
He served in the Army during WW II as a military policeman in North Africa and Italy.
He received the Eamet Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Service
Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Co. 05 medal, and 1054th MP Co. (AVN).
While in high school, Mr. Hunnicutt was an all-county basketball player. He also played for community teams and refereed for Buncombe County high school basketball. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist church and previously Morningside Baptist Church.
He retired as a fireman from the VA Medical Center after 33 years of service.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-inlaw, Mary Beth Fender and husband, Dean, of Asheville, Harriet Loney and husband, Tom, of Trinity, and Karen Wagstaff and husband, Gerald, of Asheville; six grandchildren, Justin and Alexander Fender, Caroline and Michelle Wilson, and Stephanie and Stephen Wagstaff; a brother, Cecil Hunnicutt of Asheville; and a sister, Vaulty Hunnicutt of Asheville.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb and the Rev. Lewis Bartlett officiating. Interment will follow at Haw Creek Cemetery with military honors.
Asheville - Frank William Hunnicutt, 89, of 13 Honey Drive, died Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the VA Medical Center.
Mr. Hunnicutt was born May 24, 1921, in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Ulysses and Theodosia Bartlett Hunnicutt. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Eugenia, and by brothers, Lawrence, Glenn and Hilliard, and sister, Amanda.
He served in the Army during WW II as a military policeman in North Africa and Italy.
He received the Eamet Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Service
Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Co. 05 medal, and 1054th MP Co. (AVN).
While in high school, Mr. Hunnicutt was an all-county basketball player. He also played for community teams and refereed for Buncombe County high school basketball. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist church and previously Morningside Baptist Church.
He retired as a fireman from the VA Medical Center after 33 years of service.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-inlaw, Mary Beth Fender and husband, Dean, of Asheville, Harriet Loney and husband, Tom, of Trinity, and Karen Wagstaff and husband, Gerald, of Asheville; six grandchildren, Justin and Alexander Fender, Caroline and Michelle Wilson, and Stephanie and Stephen Wagstaff; a brother, Cecil Hunnicutt of Asheville; and a sister, Vaulty Hunnicutt of Asheville.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb and the Rev. Lewis Bartlett officiating. Interment will follow at Haw Creek Cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Hunnicutt was born May 24, 1921, in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Ulysses and Theodosia Bartlett Hunnicutt. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Eugenia, and by brothers, Lawrence, Glenn and Hilliard, and sister, Amanda.
He served in the Army during WW II as a military policeman in North Africa and Italy.
He received the Eamet Campaign Medal with 4 Bronze Service
Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Co. 05 medal, and 1054th MP Co. (AVN).
While in high school, Mr. Hunnicutt was an all-county basketball player. He also played for community teams and refereed for Buncombe County high school basketball. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist church and previously Morningside Baptist Church.
He retired as a fireman from the VA Medical Center after 33 years of service.
He is survived by three daughters and sons-inlaw, Mary Beth Fender and husband, Dean, of Asheville, Harriet Loney and husband, Tom, of Trinity, and Karen Wagstaff and husband, Gerald, of Asheville; six grandchildren, Justin and Alexander Fender, Caroline and Michelle Wilson, and Stephanie and Stephen Wagstaff; a brother, Cecil Hunnicutt of Asheville; and a sister, Vaulty Hunnicutt of Asheville.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, in the Tunnel Road chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Joe Babb and the Rev. Lewis Bartlett officiating. Interment will follow at Haw Creek Cemetery with military honors.
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