Plaque reads:
Ginko Tree
In Memory of
Dr. James "Jim" Hunter
Given by: The Staff of
The Thomasville Emporium
For the Loving & Compassionate
Care He Gave to
The Citizens of Thomasville
September 12, 2005
Obituary from News and Record
"JAMES EDWARD HUNTER
THOMASVILLE Dr. James Edward Hunter, beloved Thomasville physician and city councilman, died suddenly from complications of lymphoma on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Memorial United Methodist Church with Dr. Homer Phifer officiating. Burial will be in Thomasville City Cemetery. The body will remain at J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home until the hour of the service. The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today and other times at the residence.
Dr. Hunter, son of the late Edward Heavner Hunter and Helen Howard Hunter, was born in Buckhannon, W.Va., on Sept. 12, 1936. He grew up in Webster Springs, W.Va., where he attended local schools and was an all state football player. He was a graduate of Ohio University and earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University. He held a cardiology fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. In 1959, he had married his childhood sweetheart, Sue Harris, and in 1969, the young couple moved to Thomasville, where Dr. Hunter joined Dr. George Highsmith and Dr. Neal Bender in medical practice at Thomasville Medical Associates. He retired in 2003 from Thomasville Medical Associates and was later approached by High Point Regional Hospital to open a medical practice in Thomasville, where he was currently employed part-time. Dr. Hunters greatest pleasure came from his family, whether they were discussing current events, traveling, attending sports events, cooking out or enjoying the family's West Virginia retreat, Sudloum. No wife, child, and grandchild has received any greater love than Dr. Hunter gave his family. He passed on to his children a deep love of learning, an adventuresome spirit, a caring heart and an interest and respect for the natural world. His wit and wisdom enriched the lives of all who knew him and he faced challenges with courage and integrity. He was an adored doctor, a valued advisor and beloved friend to many. He was an avid reader, usually alternating between three or four books at a time and could converse with enthusiasm on any subject. A serious gardener, his yard, water garden and fish were a delight to him. He loved to play tennis, fly kites, ride bicycles, travel and talk with friends. Dr. Hunter was a member of the Davidson County Medical Society, the N.C. Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Internal Medicine, the N.C. Society of Internal Medicine and in 1982 became a fellow with the American College of Physicians. Dr. Hunter was a wonderful community citizen, strongly supporting his church, the arts, the Republican Party, public broadcasting, United Way, Chamber of Commerce and all charitable activities. He directed his wife's successful bids for county commissioner and city council seats. He regularly attended city council meetings, served on numerous community committees and won a seat of city council on his first attempt for an elected office. While on city council, he served as liaison for planning and zoning. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon and elder. He had also served as a Youth Fellowship Director and on the Refugee Resettlement Committee for the church. He was a former member of the Board of Directors of Tom A. Finch YMCA, a member of the Board of Directors of Lexington State Bank, a former member of the Board of Directors of Hospice of Davidson County, a former member of the Board of Directors of the N.C. Shakespeare Festival, a member of the Board of Directors of Davidson County Senior Services and co-director since inception of the Piedmont Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Dr. Hunter is survived by his wife, Sue of the home; a son, Robert Edward Hunter of Huntersville; a daughter, Jill Suzanne Dale, her husband Bruce and grandson Zachary of Cary; brother and sister-in-law, John and Bernice Hunter of Carmel, Ind.; sister Barbara Beecher of Orlando, Fla.; and a host of devoted nephews, nieces, cousins and friends."
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