Bobby Hunt

Mr. Bobby Ray Hunt, 46, retired corporal for the McLennan County Sheriff's Office, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2005 at the Hillcrest Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Pentecostal Cathedral of Faith, 1000 East Waco Drive, with the Rev. Richard Thomas, pastor, and the Rev. James Jones officiating.

Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery (5th and LaSalle Streets) by the OakCrest Funeral Home. The McLennan County Sheriff Office will provide honors at the graveside, and a bagpiper will escort the remains to the final resting place.

Bobby was born July 10, 1959 to Christine Ada Jones and James Curtis Hunt in Waco. He graduated from Waco High School in 1978. Bobby gave his life to Christ.

God saw that Bobby was tired and did not allow him to suffer long (which was his prayer), so he called him home on July 23, 2005, at 12:30 a.m. at Hillcrest Hospital.

He attended MCC in 1979 and afterwards attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, for Law Enforcement Training. He started with the Waco Police Department Academy on Sept. 8, 1980, graduated January 1981, and became a City of Waco Police Officer until September 1981.

He worked for the City of West Police Department from September 1981 to May 1983.

He then started with the McLennan County Sheriff's Department serving as jailer, civil department, MHMR and Patrol obtaining the rank of corporal.

He earned his Master Peace Officer Certificate on March 22, 2001.

Due to illness, he medically retired in June 2003 with 22 and a half years dedicated service as a Texas Peace Officer.

He also leaves the church he loved, the Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, and his dedicated pastor Rev. James Jones (His brother).

Survivors include beloved wife, Elizabeth Hunt; his two sons, Devon LaMarque Hunt and Deon LaMykee Hunt; his daughter, DeKshon (Sprocket) Hunt; his brother, the Rev. James Jones and wife, Delphine, of Kileen; sisters, Thelma Greenwood and husband, Jack, of Hungerford, Texas, Elouise Hunt, Thersa Clayton and husband, Ronald Wayne, and Mary Louise Hogan, all of Waco, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a scholarship fund for his sons at the First Convenience Bank, 4320 Franklin, Waco, TX 76710.

Honorary Pallbearers:
McLennan County Sheriff's Office and City of Waco Police Department.

Interment:
Oakwood Cemetery

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GOD SAW HIM GETTING TIRED

"God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not meant to be.
So He put His arms around you
and He said "Come to me."
With tearful eyes,
we watched you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly
we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts
to prove to us,
He only takes the best."



HEAVEN - Lonely Boys

Save me from this prison
Lord help me get away
Cause only you can save me now
From this misery
Cause I've been lost in my own place
And I'm getting' weary
How far is heaven
And I know I need to change
My ways of livin'
How far is heaven, Lord can you tell me
Cause I've been locked up way too long
In this crazy world, how far is heaven
I just keep on prayin' Lord
Just keep on livin', how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me, how far is heaven
I just got to know how far, how far is heaven
Lord can you tell me
You that's in a higher place
Send me down a blessing
Cause I know there's a better place
Than this place I'm livin', how far is heaven
And I just got to have some faith
And just keep on giving, how far is heaven
I just wanna know how far