Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hungate, William Jay 2003
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Source: Allen & Allen Funeral Home 
 
William Jay "Bill" Hungate 
 
Services for William Jay Hungate, 80, beloved husband and father, 
are at 4 p.m on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, at the First United Methodist 
Church in Thomasville. The Rev. Mike Jones and the Rev. Leigh Ann Raynor 
will officiate and interment will be at the Hicks family cemetery. 
Mr. Hungate passed away at his home on Monday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2003. 
Bill was born on Sept. 7, 1923, to L. Blanche Rigdon and V. Beryl Hungate 
in Indianapolis, Ind. He attended schools in Fountaintown and 
Shelbyville, Ind., and graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington 
in 1947. Mr. Hungate served in the Pacific Theater as a second lieutenant 
in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After the service, 
he enjoyed attending Marine Corps reunions throughout his life. Bill was 
a real estate broker. Survivors include Bill's wife Charlotte Hicks Hungate 
of Thomasville; his son and daughter-in-law, W. Eric and Carolyn Hungate 
of Austin, Texas; his daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Richard Gay of 
Issaquah, Wash.; his stepdaughter and her husband, Kate and Steve Weisenborn 
of Thomasville, and stepsons Tim Drew of Thomasville and William Sharpe 
of Carrollton; grandchildren, Adrianne Monreal and husband, Joseph of 
San Antonio, Texas; Stephanie Gay of Altdorf, Switzerland; Aaron Hungate 
of Cheney, Wash., Allison Hungate of Berkeley, Calif., and eight 
step-grandchildren in Georgia and Texas. Upon his retirement Bill moved 
from Indiana to Thomasville in the early 1990s. He embraced the South 
with his whole heart. Bill was a member of the First United Methodist 
Church of Thomasville. He was active in the Sons of the Confederacy, 
Thomasville Landmarks and the Historical Society. Mr. Hungate treasured 
the many wonderful friends he had made who made him feel so welcome and 
loved. The family will receive friends at home, (address omitted for privacy)
today from 5-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 
P.O. Box 975, Thomasville, GA 31799 or to 
Thomasville Landmarks, P.O. Box 1285, Thomasville, GA 31799 or to 
Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 818 Gordon Ave., Thomasville, GA 31792. 
Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com. -- 
Allen & Allen Funeral Home