Elmwood Cemetery

Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma

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Submitted by: Terry Dudley

Earl Norman Hunt, Sr

February 28, 1948 ~ January 12, 2022

Earl Hunt, Sr., 73 year old Woodward resident, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 17, 2022 at the First Assembly of God Church with Reverend Brad Smith and Reverend Donnetta Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery.

Earl Norman Hunt, Sr. was born on February 28, 1948 in Clarinda, Iowa to Norman Lee Roy and Velma Marie (Murren) Hunt. He grew up in Perry and attended school there. At an early age, Earl went to work with his dad "Red", at the junkyard and later at the tire shop to help his family. At the age of 16, Earl went to work in the oilfield and worked as a Tool Pusher, worked on workover rigs, and worked off shore for many years.

Earl was united in marriage to Arletta Faye Covalt on November 21, 1968 at the Bible Baptist Church in Woodward, Oklahoma. They were blessed with four children, Georjeana, Earl, Denice and Lorinda. They made their first home in Woodward and also lived in Lafayette, Louisiana and Rosenberg, Texas before moving back to Woodward.

He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. He loved fishing and always had a fishing pole with him. His kids always said if they drove by any water he would have to stop and fish a little bit. Earl enjoyed gardening with Arletta and they loved going to the casino together. His favorite times were spent with his wife, his children and his grandchildren.

He is survived by one son, Earl N. Hunt, Jr. of Kildeer, North Dakota; three daughters: Georjeana Vo and husband Jean of Woodward, Denice Hunt of Woodward, Lorinda Rose of Woodward; grandchildren: Brittany Bennett and husband Dustin, Devan Brannock, Earl N. Hunt, III, Taylor Nielsen and husband Adam, Chandler Hunt, Dancee Hunt, Destinee Hunt, Evan Hunt, Deserae Hunt, Christopher Washington, Aleyah Watts and fiancé Tristan Wiedel, Xavier Vo and wife Ashley, Hayden Vo and wife Destiny, Kimberly Vo, Laynee Vo and fiancé Brendon Evans; great-grandchildren: Paytin Collier, Braelyn Bennett, Jayden Bennett, Gabriella Calvillo, Victoria Hunt, Earl Hunt, IV, Shane Hunt, Wyatt Hunt, Eleanor Hunt, Knox Nielsen, Artemis Hunt, Zia Hunt, Daxxon Hunt and three great-grandkids on the way; one sister, Euther Hunt of Crescent, Oklahoma; other relatives and many friends.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife, Arletta Hunt, one brother, Lee Roy Hunt and sisters, Edith Prouty and Helen Hunt.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Kidney Research with the funeral home accepting the contributions.

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