Funeral services for Mr. Jerry D. Hunt will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Temple Baptist Church, 211 Coles Ferry Pike, Lebanon, with Bro. Rodney Haskin officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  Visitation Friday 4-8 PM at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home and Saturday after 9 AM at Temple Baptist Church.

Mr. Hunt, age 85 of Lebanon passed away June 8, 2021, at his home.

Born February 17, 1936, in Wilson County, he is the son of the late Sam Donald Hunt and Margaret Louise Bryant Hunt.  He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years, and went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska Omaha and Texas Tech University Law School in Lubbock, Texas.  He then returned to Lebanon to practice law.  He retired as Assistant District Attorney.  He also had served on the Lebanon City Council, and served as judge for the City of Watertown.  He attended Temple Baptist Church, and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Mike Hunt and Tommy "Pee Wee" (Dixie) Hunt.

He is survived by his wife of over fifty seven years, Eva Campos Hunt; three children: Jay Dee (Susan) Hunt, Jon Derrick Hunt, and Jeri Hunt Arceaneux; granddaughter, Aislin Arceaneux; great grandson, Vincent Soloman Yates; sister, Nancy Mason; and sister in law, Mary Belle Hunt.

Honorary pallbearers: Wilson County Bar Association, Judge Barry Tatum, Judge John Gwin, Judge John Wooten, Judge David Durham, Judge Haywood Barry, Tommy Thompson, Bobby Hibbett, Jason Lawson, Joe Jones, Steve Brown, Mark Lee, Bob Lee, Jack Lowery, Hugh Green, and Bob Rochelle.

Active pallbearers: Eddie Mason, Joe Alsup, Neal Agee Jr., Landon Smith, Sheriff Robert Bryan, and Scooter Burton.

LIGON & BOBO FUNERAL HOME of Lebanon (615) 444-2142   www.ligonbobo.com