Roxanna Hunt

HUNT, Mrs. Roxanna of Flint, Michigan - Age 75, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008 at Gilchrist Hospice Center in Towson, Maryland. Family hour 11:30AM Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Kingdom of Heaven Ministries, G-3196 W. Pasadena Ave., with funeral service commencing immediately at 12Noon, Apostle Lonnie Brown, Pastor. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11:30AM Saturday. Mrs. Hunt will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mrs. Roxanna Hunt, the eldest of nine children of the late R.L. and Hattie Lloyd Clark, was born September 23, 1932 in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a young girl Roxanna, lovingly called “Tee”, relocated from Little Rock to Detroit with her family, where she attended Detroit Public Schools. She accepted Christ at a young age at Peace Baptist Church in Detroit, MI under the leadership of Reverend Lee P. Clay. Roxanna met and married Charles Wesley Hunt, in Detroit, MI, where they were married on September 24, 1955. Five children were born of this blessed union. She was a dedicated and loving mother, often sacrificing her own needs for the needs of her children. Roxanna loved her family and church. While she was well, she served on the Mother’s Board at Kingdom of Heaven Ministries in Flint. She was also a member of the local Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Amicaes and the local Business and Professional Women’s Club. Roxanna retired from Hurley Medical Center, where she worked as a LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse). She loved family activities and traveling, often visiting her children in Maryland and going on cruises with her sisters and other family members. Roxanna also loved when 30 or 40 family members would get together for special occasions in Detroit and Flint. It always brought great joy to her heart to see everyone having a good time. She journeyed through life with and infectious smile and kind heart, befriending many along the way. Roxanna enjoyed the last six years of her life in Baltimore, MD with her children. She entered into enternal rest and glory peacefully and with dignity still glorifying God even through her illness. Mrs. Roxanna Hunt leaves to cherish her memory: children, Vicki, David, Angela, Jill and Jeff; son-in-law, Scott Bonitto; daughter-in-law, Tracy Davis Hunt; 7 grandchildren, Tasha, Nicholas, Chase, William, Brandon, Baylon, and Isaiah; 3 great-grandchildren, Keisha, Karnisha and Travon; 4 sisters, Ernestine Landeros, Maxine (Chuck) Early, Dorothy Jean (Roger) Pennington, and Goldeen Kurtz; 3 brothers, Edward (Shirley) Clark, Leon and Richard Clark; a host of other relatives and friends. Mrs. Hunt was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Charles Hunt; and brother, Lathan Clark.

Roxanna Hunt

September 23, 1932 - June 23, 2008