John Alfred Hunter

Background

Hunter, John Alfred was born on April 15, 1921 in Pax, West Virginia, United States. Son of Harry Lewis and Gertrude (Warden) Hunter.

Education

AB, Morris Harvey College, 1964. Master of Arts, Marshall University, 1965. DEd, West Virginia University, 1971.

Career

Funeral director, vice president Hunter & Hunter, Inc., Madison, West Virginia, 1948-1962. Professor of English West Liberty (West Virginia) State College. Writing consultant, Japanese Industrialist, Tokyo, since 1988.

Judge writing contests, Ohio County and W. Liberty Schools, since 1971. Conductor poetry workshops Ohio County Schools, since 1971. Poetry reader, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania schools, since 1971.

Chairman English department West Liberty State College, 1970-1977.

Achievements

• John Alfred Hunter has been listed as a noteworthy English educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director fund raising American Red Cross, Madison, West Virginia, 1947-1948. Sergeant United States American Advertising Federation, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member West Virginia Folklore Society, West Virginia Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Rotary International, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masons, Sigma Tau Delta, Kappa Delta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting folklore, archeology, fishing, writing poetry.

Connections

Married Esther Jean Hill, 1964.

Father:

Harry Lewis Hunter

Mother:

Gertrude (Warden) Hunter

Spouse:

Esther Jean Hill