Farrell Ray “Bud” Hunt, age 65, of Flora, and formerly of Clay City, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

    Bud was born June 22, 1949, in Cisne, the son of Raymond and Hazel (Atteberry) Hunt.  He married Ruth (Pruitt) in 1988 at Zif Missionary Baptist Church.  Bud is remembered for his love of the outdoors, and as an easy-going man who “would give the shirt off his back” to help someone.  He worked as a painter, owning Hunt’s Painting at one time, and was a skilled carpenter.  He honorably served in the U.S. Air Force.  Bud looked forward to mushroom hunting and fishing, and whenever the television was turned on he was using the remote control to search for a Nascar race to watch.

    Surviving him are his wife: Ruth Hunt of Flora; daughters: Katie (Don) Tate of Clarksville, TN, Stacey (Joey) Mays of Olney, and Wendy Neighbors of Vincennes, IN; sons: Waylon (Teresa) Hunt and Ethan Hunt, both of Flora; sisters: June (Charles) Thomas of Clay City, Kathryn (Jim) Foster of Mary Esther, FL, Marjorie (David) Strong of Olney, Kay (Smoke) Strange of Flora, Sharon (Lee) Swinson of Noble, Gayle (Jerry) Jennings of Olney, and Nina Aldridge (Gary Luthe) of Olney; 12 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.  Bud was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter: Tammy Hunt; and a grandson: Gavin Newman.

    Funeral services for Farrell “Bud” Hunt will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.  Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Tuesday.  Burial will follow in Zif Cemetery where military honors will be conducted.  Memorial donations are suggested to assist the family with expenses and will be accepted at the funeral home, or may be mailed to: 500 N. Main St., Flora, IL  62839.  Share a condolence or memory with the family by visiting www.frankandbright.com.