Mr. Charles Hunter Jr.

Charles Hunter Jr. entered this world on June 15, 1947 in Selma, Alabama. He was the only child of Charles “Charlie” Hunter Sr. and Lillie Belle Burroughs Hunter. Both preceded him in death. Charles was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and at age 16 he was inducted as an Eagle Scout. He was educated in the Mobile, Alabama public school system and graduated from Central High School in 1965. He then attended Talladega College where he met the love of his life, Jewell Thompson. Charles graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Charles and Jewell married after he graduated in July 1969. They had a double wedding ceremony with Jewell’s sister Cassandra and her husband, in Nashville, Tennessee at Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church. To this union two sons were born, Charles Hunter III and Vernon David Hunter.

Charles was drafted into the Army in October 1969. In September 1971, Charles was honorably discharged from the Army. In October 1971, he started working with Texaco Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama as a Marketing Representative, where he received numerous awards for his salesmanship. In October 1976 he was transferred to Houston, Texas as a Credit Representative. He continued in this career for 33 years. Charles retired in 2004 because of health reasons.

Charles was a faithful member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He was a Life Member and a 50-year brother. In his spare time, he enjoyed watching sports, especially football and tennis. He was a devoted father and participated with his sons in Boy Scouts, President of the PTO when they were in high school, also President of the Willowridge High School Band Boosters.

Charles professed his faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized at Franklin Street Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. We became members of Brentwood Baptist Church in 1982, under the leadership of Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff. In 1990 Charles was ordained as a Deacon at the church and served as an active Deacon for 13 years. He was a faithful bass in the church choir from 2006 to 2016 until his health no longer permitted him to continue. We loved to travel with the Senior Adult Ministry and went on numerous trips around the USA.

Charles transitioned on November 30, 2020. The family would like to thank Houston Hospice and the administration and staff at Optimum Personal Care in Missouri City for their love and care of Charles. Charles leaves to cherish his memory, his wife Jewell Thompson Hunter; sons, Charles Hunter III (Shondra) and Vernon Hunter (Timberly Gilford); brother, Kayser “Billy” Dunning (Helen); sisters, Bobbie Jean Blount (Wilson), Martha P. Beard (Savoyd) and Rose James; grandchildren, Karell, Kaya, Dayja, and Brea Hunter; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and “extended family friends”.