Ruby Jeanette Hunter

Ruby Jeanette Hunter, 91, of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. 

She was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Mill Creek, the daughter of Hulbert and Zola Mowery Miller. 

She married Robert E. “Bob” Hunter on Nov. 10, 1946, in Anna. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2008.

Mrs. Hunter is survived by her son, Stanley E. and wife, Janet of Cobden; a daughter, Brenda Lea and husband Don Garver of Murphysboro; a nephew, Doug Vaughn of Memphis, Tenn.; other relatives and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert E. “Bob” Hunter; a son, Timothy Scott Hunter; and a sister, Carmen Vaughn. 

She was a lifelong member of the Anna First Baptist Church. She enjoyed flowers and gardening.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4, at the Anna First Baptist Church, with Pastors David Howard and Ed Falgout officiating. Interment was in St. John’s Cemetery near Dongola. 

Memorials can be made to St. John’s Cemetery or to the American Cancer Society.

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna was in charge of arrangements.