Funeral services for Mable Virginia Stevens Hunter, 75, of Wilkes County, were held Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Phillips Mill Baptist Church with Rev. John King, Rev. Lee Hunter, and Rev. Jamie Callaway officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. She died Thursday, November 19, at the home of her daughter in Lincoln County.

Mrs. Hunter was born in the Tyrone community of Wilkes County and had lived there all her life. She was the daughter of the late Sanders and Mable Silvey Stevens, and was the widow of Everette Franklin (Rady) Hunter. She retired from the Wilkes County Board of Education, having worked in the nutrition department. She was an active member of the Phillips Mill Baptist Church where she was a member of the Woman's Missionary Union until 2006, and had taught Sunday School for 27 years.

Survivors include two sons, Franklin S. Hunter and his wife Melissa of Washington, and John Hunter of Washington; a daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Perry Kirkland, of Lincolnton; four grandchildren, Tara Johnson, Mandy Roberson, and Kimber Kirkland of Lincolnton, and Jody Hunter of Washington; and six great-grandchildren, Cheyenne Keller, Tristan Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Meagan Hunter, Brittan Johnson, and Bailyn Roberson.

Pallbearers included Marshall King, Bobby Standard, Manuel Hunter, Ray Moore, Gary Hopkins, and Shelton West. Honorary pallbearers were Morison Maxwell, Corrie Maxwell, Henry McAvoy, and members of the Adult Women III Sunday School Class of Phillips Mill Baptist Church.

Hopkins Funeral Home of Washington was in charge of arrangements.