Jeanne B. Hunt

Jeanne Brown Hunt, 86, of New Bern, NC, Passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. Her two daughters, Cathy H. Curtis and Laine H. Warner were by her side as she departed this earth to take her place beside her loving Lord.

Jeanne was a member of Temple Baptist Church. In past years she taught Sunday school and was a member of several Choirs.

She was born on June 6, 1929 in Commerce, Georgia to the late Roy and Lilla Lord Brown.

She moved to New Bern, in the fall of 1979 to be near her daughter, Cathy, and in 1980 began her position as Sales Director for the Holiday Inn of New Bern until its closing and then she became Marketing and Promotions Director for the Sheraton Hotel and Marina. New Bern became her first love and she was strongly committed to the development of Tourism in the area.

She belonged, at different times, to many organizations and served on the Boards of some fifteen of these groups. Some of them were; The Craven County Tourism Development Authority where she was a charter member and served two terms as Chairman; Committee of 100; New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce; Executive Board of Eastern N.C. Chamber of Commerce; Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corp; New Bern Preservation Foundation; All American City Committee; 125th Commemorative Celebration of the Civil War Committee; 200th Anniversary U.S. Coast Guard Celebration Committee; & numerous more.

She was named Distinguish Woman of the Year in 1988 By the Craven County council on Women.

She later accepted a position as Club Manager of the New Bern Elks Lodge, a position she held for nine years.

Jeanne loved her family and friends, her pets, birds, gospel music, and New Bern.

She was predeceased by two brothers, Thomas and his wife Pat, and William Brown. She is survived by two daughters, Cathy Curtis and her husband Louis (Chip); Laine Warner and her husband Dalton (D.L.). She is survived by three step-grandchildren, Louis and Aleisha Curtis and Hannah Warner., and 3 great- grandchildren. She is survived by one brother, Paul Brown and his wife Kathryn, and Molly the wife of her brother William. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at Cotten Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 5:00pm. The family will be receiving guest starting at 4:00 before the service.

In lieu of flowers the family suggested memorial contributions be made to Pals for Paws, P.O. Box 14740, New Bern, NC 28561 - www.palsforpaws.org

Online condolences may be made to the Hunt Family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com