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Becky Dean Oakes Hunt passed away peacefully on Feb. 27, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.
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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 9, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 8181 N. Westover Ave. in Joseph City, with a viewing at 9:30 a.m.
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She was born on Jan. 22, 1954, in Sacramento, Calif., and raised in Riverside, Calif., by her parents, Alden Anderson Oakes and Melba Olsen, with sisters Susan and Linda, and brothers Alan and Lee. She attended Magnolia Elementary School, Central Junior High and Riverside Polytechnic High School where she graduated in 1972.
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She attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, studying Community Health. She also attended BYU-Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii. While attending BYU in Provo that she met her husband, Boyce Hunt, from Joseph City. They were sealed in marriage on March 5, 1977, in the Mesa Temple and are the parents of five children, Ryan, Amber, Emily, Mattie and Meghan. They lived in Hemet, Calif., and Mesa, before moving to the ranch near Joseph City. She “partnered” with her son in the family cattle business.
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At church Becky served many callings but mostly she loved being a wife and a mother.
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Becky served as an EMT and as a CERT volunteer. She was a licensed ham radio operator and ham radio technician. She was also a foster parent for Child Protective Services.
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Becky is survived by her husband, Boyce; her five children, Ryan (Ericka), Amber (Jesse) Hancock, Emily Hunt, Mattie (Tommy) McLaws and Meghan Hunt; as well as eight grandchildren Justin (Bryna), Bailey, Reese, Carter, Layla, Nellie, Daniel and Johnny; and one great-grandchild Justin Jr.
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She was preceded in death by her father, Alden Anderson Oakes; and her younger brother, Lee Oakes.
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Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor handled the arrangements.
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