Payne Gap Cemetery Directory

Cleta Cleo [Black] Hunt (1927-2014)

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• Wife of JD Hunt (1925-2024)

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Cleta was born in Pecan Wells, Hamilton County, on November 13, 1927, to Robert “Bob” Black (1890-1973) and Susie [Huckabee] Black (1892-1976). She married JD Hunt on October 26, 1946, in Goldthwaite, Texas. She worked at Patty’s of Texas (once located in Goldthwaite), Schuster’s, and as an aid at Star School. She also served as postmaster in Star, Texas, from 1988-1999.

Obituary published in The Goldthwaite Eagle, April 16, 2014:

Cleta Hunt of Star, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at her home. She was 86 years of age. Cleta was born November 13, 1927 in Pecan Wells, Hamilton County, Texas to Bob Black and Sudie Huckabee Black. She married J.D. Hunt on October 26, 1946 in Goldthwaite, Texas and lived in Hamilton County and Mills County all of her life. Cleta was a homemaker and was affiliated with the Star Baptist Church. She worked at Patty’s of Texas, Schuster’s, Aide at Star School and Postmaster at Star.

Services were held Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel, Goldthwaite, Texas. Doyle Combs and Tim Rudloff officiated.

Interment was at Payne Gap Cemetery, Mills County, Texas.

Pallbearers included Ed Sanders, Gary Williams, Glen Sanders, Steve Young, Al Hunt and Will Hunt.

Honorary Pallbearers included Denise Hunt, Bobbie Young, Darla Riley, Don Plagens, Joey Harris, Ron Knight, Dianne Ekiss and Kathy Jones.

Survivors include her husband J.D. Hunt, Star, Texas; sons Darrell Hunt and Melynn, Lubbock, Texas, Robert Hunt, Star, Texas, Marvin Hunt and Sherri, Baytown, Texas; grandchildren Doug Hunt, Kyle Hunt, Misty Simpson, Serena Dickey, Kayla Allmon, Clinton Hunt, Daniel Hunt, and Richard Hunt; nineteen great grandchildren; sister and spouse Velda Sanders and Bill, Star, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents Bob Black and Sudie Huckabee Black, sisters Ogie Yeager and Lois Williams and grandson Damon Hunt.

Memorials may be made to the Star Volunteer Fire Department or to Star Baptist Church.

Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite, Texas handled all arrangements.

From JD Hunt’s autobiography:

On February 9, 1946, I went to Richland Springs, Texas, to a basketball tournament.  Star girls were playing the Lometa girls in the finals. Frankie Adams was dating Willie Brown and she was playing for Star.  I said, “Frankie, get me a date.”  Cleta Black was Willie’s good friend. Frankie and Willie asked Cleta if she would go with me.  She said yes and we dated eight months.  We got married on October 26, 1946 in Goldthwaite, Texas. On our marriage day, I went over and picked Cleta up at her house. I took her to my house to meet my parents for the first time. Odell and my cousin, Dorothy Duncan, went with us to Bro. Louis Sparkman’s house in Goldthwaite. He lived across the street from where the hospital is now. Frankie and Willie came over also. Bro. Sparkman married us and then Odell drove us to the Saylor Hotel. The next morning, we caught a bus to Brownwood for a 4 day honeymoon. We stayed at the Grande Courts … We didn’t own a car for over a year after we were married. In 1947, we bought a 1935 Chevrolet from Elzy Brown for $100 … When I was a boy, I went to the Baptist Church at Moline, Texas. Cleta went to the Primitive Baptist Church at Mt. Olive, Texas. Moline had a Baptist and a Methodist church. After Cleta and I married, we attended the Baptist church in Star for 11 years. Cleta and I were baptized the same day in Culver Emdy’s dirt tank Southwest of Star. Bro. Ramon Sims was our pastor. J.D. and Juanita Smith were baptized the same day.

Cleta’s parents are Bob and Sudie Huckabee Black. Their children are Ogie Oregon, Lois Louisa, Cleta Cleo and Velda Violet Black. Ogie was born at Pecan Wells, Texas, and married Jim Yeager. She miscarried three babies and they raised a nephew named Joey Harris. They lived on the old Bob Black place at Pecan Wells. Lois was also born at Pecan Wells and married Hershel Williams. Their children are Wanda (married to Don Plagens), Darla (married to Joe Riley), Gary and Bobby (married to Steve Young). Cleta was born November 13, 1927, at Pecan Wells. She married me, J.D. Hunt of Payne Gap, Texas. We had Darrell Wayne (married Melynn Trimmier), Robert (married Linda Brown of Priddy and is now married to Kathy Sanders) and Marvin (married Sherri Hartley). Velda was born at Pecan Wells and married Bill Sanders of Mullin, Texas. Their children are Edward (married Diane Head of Center City) and Glendon (married Laura). Mr. Black’s parents were Jackson and Louisa Helen Arrowood Black. Mrs. Black’s parents were Thomas W. Black, Sr. and Norcessis Oregon Huckabee.

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