Charles Leroy Hunt

Charles L. Hunt, 81 of Macedonia, IA, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, on April 28, 2017.

FUNERAL SERVICE - Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson, IA.

BURIAL - Macedonia Cemetery

VISITATION - will be held two hours prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Memorials - in lieu of flowers, memorials are to the donor's choice.

Charles LeRoy Hunt, one of three children of Bacil Albert and Hilda Helena (Stille) Hunt, was born on August 2, 1935 in Glenwood, Iowa. He graduated from the Oakland High School in Oakland, Iowa in 1954. Charles was a farmer all his life. He also worked for the Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads for over 28 years until his retirement in 1997.

Charles and Marge Anne Price were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church in Glenwood, Iowa on February 10, 1957. They made their first home on a farm east of Carson, Iowa. Their marriage was blessed with two children, Richard Charles and Cherie Lynn. In 1969, they purchased a farm west of Macedonia, Iowa where he resided until his death.

Charles and Marge were married 47 years when Marge lost her battle with cancer on November 13, 2004.

Charles enjoyed farming, gardening, woodworking, bird watching with Marge, and spending time with Jeanette for the last 12 years. He also enjoyed spending time with his family in Arizona during the winter.

Charles passed away at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa on April 28, 2017, at the age of 81 years, 8 months, and 26 days. He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife Marge.

Charles is survived by his son Rick Hunt of Phoenix, AZ; daughter Cherie Freed and husband Christopher of Scottsdale, AZ; grandchildren, Lyndsey Lee Hartung and husband Todd and their children, Laney, Cydney, Isabelle, and Trystan of Chandler, AZ, Kyle Richard Hunt and wife Kathryn and their daughter Eloise of Lincoln Park, NJ, and Joshua Patrick Freed of Scottsdale; special friend Jeanette Bergstrom of Griswold, IA; many nieces and nephews; and friends.