Mrs. Perval Sanders Hunt

Mrs. Perval Sanders Hunt, 97, passed away on November 12, 2023, at Oceans Hospital in Tupelo. Perval Hunt was born Perval Estelle Sanders, on October 7, 1926, in rural Oktibbeha County, near Sturgis, to the late William Christopher and Ethel Oliver Sanders. She spent her school years during the worst of the Great Depression. On April 24, 1943, at the age of 16, she married her sweetheart, Garland Hunt. Three months after her wedding, her new husband enlisted in the United States Navy. While her husband was serving in the South Pacific, she gave birth to their first child. With the war behind them, Perval was a homemaker and farmer's wife in Charleston and then Sturgis. Later she and her husband worked the night shift at The Cotton Mill in Starkville. In May of 1954, Perval and Garland moved their young daughter and son to West Point. She worked in the bacon department of Bryan Brothers in West Point and later at American Bosch in Columbus before becoming a stay-at-home mom and an avid gardener. After almost 79 years she was widowed, when Garland passed away on April 9, 2022. She was excitedly anticipating the birth of her third great-great-grandchild, which is due in April 2024. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Elsie Sanders, Arlin Starnes, and Irene Johnson, one brother, W. C. Sanders, Jr., a step-sister and several step-brothers. Visitation will be Friday, November 17, 2023 from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Timothy Cook officiating and assisted by Reverend Ethan Ray. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 P.M. from Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in the Bradley Community of Oktibbeha County. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her two daughters, Dorothy Marie Hunt Poindexter (Charles) of West Point and Wanda Ann Hunt, both of West Point: two sons, William Garland "Buddy" Hunt (Kay Fisher) of Foley, Alabama, and Tony Curtis Hunt (Jeanie) of Caledonia: seven grandchildren, Charles Alex Poindexter, Jr, David Garlad Poindexter (Dayna) of Starkville, Scott Allen Hunt (Krystyna) of Foley, Alabama, Melissa Diane Hunt Chapple of Elberton, Georgia, Heather Nichole Hunt Harpole (Jeremy) of Caledonia,, Haley Michelle Hunt of New Hope, and Holden Curtis Hunt (Sara) of Laurel: fifteen great-grandchildren, Katelyn Elizabeth Poindexter Jones (Edwin) of Pace, Florida, Mallory Brooke Poindexter Milican (Dale) of Starkville, Mikayla Reid Poindexter Thornton (Cade) of Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby Morgan Poindexter Ray (Ethan) of Tupelo, David Zachary Poindexter of Starkville, Summer Angel Hunt of Foley, Alabama, Samuel Aaron Hunt of Elberta, Alabama, Hayden Mitchell Hunt of Foley, Alabama, Kelson David Hunt of Foley, Alabama, Kairi Michelle Chapple of Elberton, Georgia, Ethan Cole Chapple of Elberton, Georgia, Carolyn Elizabeth Nalley of Elberton, Georgia, Tristan Whyatt Harpole of Caledonia, Keegan Curtis Harpole of Caledonia, and Vallan Reid Harpole of Caledonia, two great-great-grandchildren, Peyton Olivia Milican of Starkville and Grayson Hunt of Alberta, Alabama, and several beloved nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Alex Poindexter, David Poindexter, Holden Hunt, Zachary Poindexter, Jeremy Harpole, and Dale Milican. Honorary Pallbearers will be Charles Poindexter, Edwin Jones, Cade Thornton, Tristan Harpole, Keegan Harpole, Vallan Harpole, Mike Stewart, the Nurses and Staff of the Intensive Care Unit of North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point and the Nurses and Staff of Oceans Hospital in Tupelo. The family expresses deep appreciation to the Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, especially to the Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit and the Staff of Oceans Hospital in Tupelo. Memorials may be made to LeBonheur Children's Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com