Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hunter, Austin J.  January 3 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Austin J. Hunter
Services: Fri., Jan. 7, 10 a.m.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2005 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 
p.m. and Chapel services are scheduled for Friday, January 7, at 10:00 a.m., 
at Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary. Austin J. Hunter passed away on Monday, 
January 3, 2005 after battling with cancer. 

Austin was born September 19, 1927 in Shafter, CA to Austin and Tena Buller 
Hunter. He attended Kern Academy in Shafter through 8th grade. His family then 
moved to Crescent City, CA and Austin attended Laurelwood Academy in Oregon 
and Walla Walla College in Washington. He later took additional class work at 
Loma Linda University, UCLA, and received his Masters Degree at Fresno State.

Austin worked for more than 40 years in the field of education, first as an 
elementary teacher in Ukiah, Hysperia, and Wasco; later as a school 
psychologist, working in the Kern County District Office, Richland School 
District, and retired from the Panama-Buena Vista School District. After 
retirement he did some part-time school psychology work for Lamont and 
Fruitvale School Districts. He was very dedicated to his profession and loved 
working with children. This extended to his church, where he served as 
Pathfinder Director, and also worked as leader in the Youth Sabbath school 
classes for many years. Austin was a strong believer in the importance of 
education and encouraged and assisted many young people to further their 
education, either by giving counsel or buying books or helping with tuition. 
He made a big difference in many lives.

Austin is survived by his wife of 23 years, Alice; children, Peggy Poor and 
husband, Tom of Pensacola, FL and Henry Hunter and wife, Diane of Redlands, 
CA; stepchildren, Jeffrey Prowitt and wife, Diana of Washington, PA and Karen 
Harrison and husband, Brent of Bakersfield, CA; grandchildren, Ryan, Dustin, 
Jody, Colin, Dylan, Corbin, Carli, Ian, Sterling, Whitney, and Natalie; and 
great-granddaughter, Regan. He is preceded in death by two children, daughter, 
Janice and son, Doug.

Austin went to sleep without pain and had the peace in his heart that he will 
be reunited with all family and friends when the Lord returns to take us home 
(I Th. 4:13-18). 


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