Deidre L. Hunt of Grant City, MO passed away at Mosaic Life
Care in St. Joseph, MO on Jan. 23, 2016 at 59 years of age, surrounded by her loving
husband and daughters. Deidre was born in Wheeler, Oregon on Jan 30, 1956 to
Chase E. and Leona F. Davidson.
On May 8, 1976 Deidre married Robert A. Hunt at the Baptist
Church in Grant City, MO. To this union, two daughters were born: Holly and
Jordan.
She graduated from Worth County High School in 1974. She went
on to obtain an Associate’s degree at Guard Business College, then returned to
school to achieve Bachelor’s degree at Northwest Missouri State University in
1989. She was an amazing mother and wife and very invested in her family and
their well-being. She could be found spending hours at her sewing machine,
working on costumes for her daughters’ school musicals. She was an avid reader,
and would read anything and everything, and making it a point to read to her
daughters every night. She specialized in home cooking and had the best pie
crust in the county. She battled breast cancer in 2005 and won, and made it a
point to increase cancer awareness through Relay for Life. She worked at
various places, including the area banks, York International, MFA, Postmaster
at the Allendale Post Office, and as a substitute teacher at Worth County R-III.
She worked at the local library and also served on the library board. At the
time of passing she was a Family Support Eligibility Specialist for the State
of Missouri’s Department of Social Services in Maryville, MO.
Preceding Deidre in death were her father, Chase E. Davidson,
sister, Connie (Robert) Findley, brother, Dudley (Carmen) Davidson, and
sister-in-law Terry (Speck) Davidson.
Deidre is survived by her husband, Robert, of Grant City, MO;
two daughters, Holly (Nicholas) Vaughn of Gladstone, MO, and Jordan Hunt of
Maryville, MO; one grandson, Derek Vaughn of Gladstone, MO; mother, Leona F.
Davidson of Grant City, MO; three brothers, Harold (Debbie) Davidson of
Parkville, MO, William (Sherry) Davidson of Grant City, MO, and Elmer Davidson
of Grant City, MO; nieces; nephews; cousins; and many friends.
Funeral services will be held on January 30th at
10:00am at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City. Visitation will be held
January 29th from 6:00 to 8:00pm also at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral
Home. Pastor Len Green will be officiating. Interment will be at the Grant City
Cemetery, Grant City, MO.
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