Johnny Mark Hunt, 61, passed away peacefully at his home in Snowflake on Nov. 6, 2019, after an extended battle with cancer. A celebration of life was held at the Main Street Church in Snowflake, on Nov. 8. Johnny Mark’s final resting place will be in Iowa. He was born Jan. 13, 1958, in St. Johns, Arizona, to Edwin Lewis Hunt and Beverly Jean Hunt (Martin) weighing a mere 2 pounds, 13 ounces. As a very young boy, Johnny’s favorite activity was playing with toy Tonka trucks in the backyard of his family home. Johnny Mark attended school in Snowflake where he spent his entire life. He was a graduate of the class of 1977. Despite Johnny’s fragile start to life, he grew to be 6 feet 4 inches tall. On Dec. 1, 1990, Johnny married the love of his life, Janet Marie Watson, at the Bonaparte Opera House in Iowa after sharing a telephone courtship. They enjoyed many happy years together with Janet being his loving caretaker until the very end. Johnny Mark was and will always be known and respected for being a loyal, hard-working and extremely dedicated employee at Reidhead’s Sand and Rock where he worked for over 30 years. He absolutely loved his job and was a great provider for his family. In addition to his father, Edd Hunt, Johnny was preceded in death by his sister, Joni Hunt-Davis, and his brother, Edwin Lewis Hunt. Surviving in addition to his mother, Beverly Hunt are his wife, Janet Hunt; sons, Jordan (Taylor) Hunt, Marcus (Nick) Hunt and daughter, Miranda (Carey) Davis; sister, Jackie (Ben) Yarn; brother, Kelly (Andie) Hunt; sister, Jodie (Jeremy) Holt; and many nieces and nephews. Silver Creek Mortuary handled the arrangements.
