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DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 1996                 TAG: 9603050144
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CHARLES F. HUNTER SR.

Charles F. ``Fred'' Hunter Sr., 94, formerly of 204 Navajo Trail, died March 4, 1996, in Beverly Manor Nursing Home.

Mr. Hunter, the widower of Ruth Hunter, was a retired building supervisor from New York City. He was a native of Raleigh, N.C.

Survivors include a daughter, Ruth A. Patterson; two sons, Charles F. Hunter Jr. and Joseph M. Hunter; a sister, Frances Eldridge; 21 grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fellowship United Church of Christ, Chesapeake, by the Rev. Winston E. Waugh. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery. The family will be at 806 Liberty St., and will assemble there for the procession. Fisher Funeral Home is in charge. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB