HUNTER, Lulu Inez (Tillman) – b. October 19, 1914 – d. December 21, 2011

[Joanna]

Lulu Inez (Tillman) Hunter, 97, of Bella Vista, Arkansas died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. She was born on October 19, 1914 to William W. Tillman and Anna L. Burbank Tillman southeast of Topeka, Kansas.

She attended Highland Park Schools and the University of Kansas, and graduated with a BA degree in 1938.  She married Jack Allen Hunter of Howard, Kansas on February 16, 1941 in Manhattan, Kansas. They made their home in Howard until Jack was called to service in April 1942.  They retired to Bella Vista in 1981.

She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Jack Hunter of Bella Vista, Arkansas; son, Don Hunter of Kansas City,Missouri; daughter, Sandy Bates and husband, Paul of Bella Vista, Arkansas; granddaughter, Ricki and her husband, Christopher Hansen of Elgin,Illinois; grandson, Kenneth W. Bates and wife, Kimberly of San Diego, California; two great-granddaughters, Leilani Larsen and Raegyn Hansen; sister-in-law, Betty Tillman of Bella Vista, Arkansas; and 15 nieces and 18 nephews.

A Memorial Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Boulevard, Bella Vista, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 20 Boyce Drive, Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715 or the Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72762.

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(This is Marty's Aunt Lulu, and many people in the area remember when Uncle Jack and she lived here with their kids, Don & Sandy)