Wilbur Corlis Hunt, 91
Wilbur Corlis Hunt passed away Jan. 25, 2010, surround by his family. Wilbur was born July 8, 1918, in Kingston, Idaho. He was eighth of 12 children born to Robert W. Hunt and Mary Tucker Hunt.
He was born into a pioneer family that homesteaded in Kingston in 1888 with family ties to Frederick Post and May Hayden. Wilbur was a contract logger, mine operator, carpenter and a mechanic. He was versatile and talented at many things.
In the early 1940s he was inducted into Military Civilian Corp to help the World War II efforts in the Seattle area at Bremerton Naval Shipyards where he would load and unload ships supplying the Pacific Front. He later worked as a welder repairing ships returning from Pearl Harbor. Welding in poorly vented area’s of the ship’s resulted in lung damage which followed him on and off the remainder of his life.
Wilbur was a very devout Christian man who grew up under the ministry of John G. Lake. This greatly impacted his life. He and his wife Lillian had a great passion for seeing people come to know Jesus because they had experienced God’s provision, and His love in their lives over and over again. They had a great heart for mission’s, and people that they saw in need. Wilbur was a man of hard work integrity and very dedicated to his family and his faith.
He is survived by wife Lilllian of 72 years; children, Paul Hunt, Pullayup, Wash., Jim Hunt, Boise, Idaho, Jerry Hunt, Post Falls, Idaho, Sharon Holcomb, Greenacres, Wash., Steve Hunt, Helena, Mont., Nathan Hunt, Post Falls; brother’s, Lloyd Hunt, McMinville, Ore., Everett Hunt, Kirkland, Wash., 17 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, 99 nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Hunt Cemetery, Aspen Way, Kingston. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at New Life Community Church, 6068 W. Hayden Ave., Rathdrum, Idaho, with a potluck following the service. English Funeral Chapel, Post Falls, was entrusted with final arrangements.