Myrna Lee Hunt, 78, a former longtime Holbrook resident, died of cancer on Nov. 21, in Mesa. She was born in Bakersfield, Calf. On March 7, 1939, to parents James and Ora Hendricks. She moved to Holbrook in 1946, at the age of seven to live with her aunts, Lida McSpadden and Clara Harmon. Myrna graduated from Holbrook schools in 1957, attended college in Alamosa, Colo., and married Jack Hunt in 1960. She later lived in Window Rock, Gallup, N.M., Tucson and Phoenix. For the past few years she has been in Bend, Ore., returning to Arizona only very recently. Myrna was very sociable, loved to work outdoors gardening and greatly loved her dog, Miko. She is survived by her son, Mark (Carmen) Hunt of Phoenix; daughter, Jill Hunt of Bend, Ore; sister, Barbara DeSpain of Holbrook; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her two best friends, sister-in-law Brenda Hendricks in Mesa and Donna Gump in Bend, Ore. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Jim Hendricks and Pat Hendricks; and two daughters, Jackie Hunt Baker and Jamie Hunt Holley. At a later date, following cremation, Myrna will finally return to her hometown of Holbrook and be buried in the Holbrook Cemetery near her two daughters and many family members. Rest in peace… you are home!
