Garland 'Skipper' Hunter

TRAVERSE CITY — Garland B. "Skipper" Hunter, 95, of Traverse City and formerly of La Jolla, Calif., passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, at the Grand Traverse Pavilions. Garland was born on June 19, 1915, in Screven County, Ga. He graduated from Sylvania High School in June 1936 and then attended two years of business school before moving to California in 1939. After serving his country honorably in World War II with the United States Army, Garland married the former Mary I. Cump in 1957. They shared 52 years together before Mary passed away in 2009. Garland and Mary owned and operated Skipper's Twin Palms Restaurant in La Jolla until he sold the business in 1973.He was a hard-working man who had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed playing cards, golfing and raising orchids, which thrived in the mild southern California climate. In 1957, he became a charter member of Torrey Pines Men's Golf Club in San Diego. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary; his parents, Garland Bowie "Jack" Hunter and Goldie B. Hunter Pearson Newton; and seven siblings, Cyril Talmadge Hunter, John Robert Hunter, Lily Hunter Swindell, William Henry Hunter, Kate Hunter Wade, Jewel Hunter Zetterower and Samuel Moses Pearson. Garland is survived by his nieces and nephews, Sandra (Assad) Al-Shamma, of Traverse City, Jon Cump, of Traverse City, David (Norma) Cump, of Irving, Texas, Dr. Paul (Susie) Cump, of Johns Island, S.C., Charles Cump, of Denver, Colo., Luree Nowell, of Sylvania, Ga., Judy (Rufus) Futch, of Statesboro, Ga., Owen (Lucille) Zetterower, of Statesboro, Ga.; Jane Harkelroad, of Statesboro, Ga., and Juliann R. Hunter, of Decatur, Ga.; as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be in the Middle Ground Baptist Church Cemetery in Sylvania, Ga. The graveside service for both Mary and Garland will take place on the Hunter Family Plot on Oct. 23, 2010, at 1 p.m.The family would like to thank the Grand Traverse Pavilions for their loving care over the past four years. Memorial contributions in Garland's name may be directed to the Grand Traverse Pavilions Benevolent Endowment Fund, 1000 Pavilions Circle, Traverse City, MI 49684.The family was served by The Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, 305 Sixth Street, Traverse City, MI 49684; and the Joiner Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory - Sylvania Chapel, Sylvania, Ga.

Garland 'Skipper' Hunter

August 15, 2010