October 21, 2010

Mitchell Pollard Hunter Jr., 53, passed away Oct. 21, 2010. He was born in Suffolk, Va., the son of Mitchell Pollard Hunter Sr. and the late Elizabeth Lee Maxey Hunter. He formerly worked as a sales engineer for Johnson Controls. He was a member of Windsor Baptist Church.

Mitchell is survived by his father, Mitchell P. Hunter Sr. and wife, Harriet Wills-Hunter, of Suffolk; sister, Carol Hunter Nease and husband, Jeff, of Raleigh, N.C.; niece, Amber Johnson; nephew, Brad Johnson; friend and brother-in-law, Johnny Johnson; longtime friend and caregiver, Carolyn Bracy.

A funeral service will be held Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home & Crematory, 3515 Robs Drive, Suffolk, Va., with the Rev. Bryan Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Lawn Cemetery. Friends may join the family Saturday evening from 4-5 p.m. at the funeral home for a time of visitation and other times at the residence of Mitchell Hunter Sr. Memorial donations may be made to the Canine Companions for Independence at P.O. Box 446, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 or the Windsor Baptist Church BICC fund at P.O. Box 498, Windsor, VA 23487. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.