Mary Erlene Hunt, age 75, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Bartow Regional Medical Center of renal failure. Born April 30, 1936 in Bartow, Mrs. Hunt was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She attended the Pentecostal Church of God. She is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years: General Lee Hunt, Jr. Mrs. Hunt was survived by a son: Gerad Hunt & wife Marilyn of Bartow; daughter: Misty D. Peacock & husband Douglas of Lakeland; sister-in-law; Doris Moore of Arcadia; grandchildren: Julia Karnes & husband Glenn; Tiffany Sackett & husband Brandon; Matthew Hunt; Samuel Peacock & Douglas Peacock, Jr.; great grandchild: Kelsey. Family will receive friends Friday, July 8, 2011, 1:00 - 2:00 PM at Whidden-McLean Funeral , Bartow. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Bartow Wildwood.