James Donald Hunt, 82 years young, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2018, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC. Born in western North Carolina, Mr. Hunt was a son of the late Coye and Ora Hunt. He graduated from Central High School and served his country for 31 years in the United States Air Force, retiring at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. After retiring in Goldsboro, he went on to work with the US Postal Service and Spence's Lawn Mower Repair.

A devoted husband and father, Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ginger; his children, Sandra Hardison, Ron Hunt and his wife Lisa, Sheila Shearon and her husband Mark, and Serena Hunt; eight grandchildren and one great-grandson; sister Colleen Hibbard, sister and brother-in-law Judy and Tom Hall and his brother and sister-in-law Gary and Barbara Hunt.

A funeral service is being arranged by Crowe's Funeral Home in Spindale, NC. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 on December 9, 2018, at Community Baptist Church in LaGrange, NC.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to St. Jude's Children Hospital.