John Calvin Hunter

John Calvin Hunter, age 95, passed peacefully entering the realm of Glory on Friday, the 1st of December 2023. He was 95 years of age.

Born on the 9th of April 1928, in Columbia, Tennessee to Edgar & Cordie Mai Hunter, he lived up to the above tribute from his high school yearbook his whole life. Losing both of his parents in his young teens, he and his sister, Mary Alice, lived on his grandparent’s farm. As well as working on the farm, he excelled in high school and was President of his class ’45-’46. He graduated from George Peabody College (now part of Vanderbilt University) in Nashville, Tennessee in 1949 with a BS degree in Chemistry & Biology. While at Peabody, he met the love of his life, Frances Winder, from Gainesville, Texas. They married in 1950, moved to Houston, and had two children, John & Pamela. John worked for Curtin Matheson Scientific for 25 years and then for his good friend, Max Grigsby, at Max Grigsby Company (MGC) both specializing in scientific laboratory equipment and outfitting laboratories.

John joined Central Church of Christ when he moved to Houston in 1950 and then became a founding member of Bering Drive Church of Christ where he has been a devoted member for over 60 years. For 23 years, as part of the church’s ministry, he and Frances volunteered at the Hospitality Apartments serving as Volunteer Coordinators as well as Trustees and Advisors. The Hospitality Apartments provide free temporary accommodation and a supportive environment to long term, out of town patients of the Texas Medical Center in Houston. This service and ministry have been such a blessing for so many patients and their families. John also served many years as a Boy Scout leader positively impacting many boys' lives. He and Frances were involved in American Field Service (AFS) where they coordinated the accommodation of international exchange students with local families and indeed hosted two students themselves. John lived a life filled with love and service.

John was predeceased by Frances, his wife of 70 years; and his sister, Mary Alice Cathey of Quitman, Texas. He is survived by his son, John Hunter and his wife Susan Miertschin; daughter, Pamela and her husband Roger Davis; grandchildren, Jill Hunter, Julie Hunter, Robert Hunter, Joey Hunter, Courtney Aho, Brendan Davis, Alexandra Davis; great-grandchildren, Isabel Asher, Rose Asher, Avery Aho, Cody Aho, Beckett Aho, and Adelaide Davis.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from four o’clock in the afternoon until six o’clock in the evening on Wednesday, the 6th of December, in the drawing room of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.

A Memorial Service celebrating John’s life is to be conducted at two o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday, the 7th of December, at Bering Drive Church of Christ, 1910 Bering Drive in Houston. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed and can be viewed by selecting the “Join Livestream” icon in the “Services” section below.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Hospitality Apartments, 7300 Bertner St., Houston, TX, 77030, or to Bering Drive Church of Christ, 1910 Bering Dr., Houston, TX, 77057. (Direct links to both located below under “Donations”)

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“John will forever be remembered for his gentlemanly, kind manner by all who knew him.”