Mr. Guy Oliver Hunter, age 81, of Rome, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Mr. Hunter was born in Rome, Georgia on August 11, 1943, son of the late Harold Frierson Hunter, Sr. and the late Laura Weller Graham Hunter. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, H.F. (Ted) Hunter, Jr. and John Graham Hunter. Mr. Hunter attended Darlington School, graduating in 1961. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Davidson College, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, graduating in 1965. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy achieving the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. He attended The Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at SMU earning a diploma in commercial banking. Mr. Hunter worked as a banker for several years with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York and later moved back to Georgia and was a Utility Auditor for several years around North Georgia. He was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the Coosa Country Club.
In 1995, Guy married Virginia Adeline Hart. Together, they lived in Gainesville and Young Harris, Georgia before moving back to Rome.
Guy loved traveling the world with his beloved wife, Virginia, visiting places near and far. Golf was his favorite past time and he played it throughout his life. He loved history, reading, and maps, and was an avid collector of coins and stamps. Above all, he loved his family, delighting in their annual trips to Cape San Blas.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hart Hunter; two children, Katherine Warner Hunter (Erik Eidsvik) and William Frierson Hunter (Allison); six grandchildren, Cameron Hunter (Savanna), Mason Hunter, Elizabeth Hunter, Emerson Hunter, Graham Eidsvik, and Max Eidsvik; a brother, David Garland Hunter (Nancy); nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 11:00AM. Private interment will be at Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Heyman Hospice Care 420 E. 2nd Ave., Ste. 103, Rome, GA 30161 or Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Road, SW, Rome, GA 30161.