Funeral services for George Gilbert Hunsucker, 77, Highlandville, Missouri, formerly of West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2024, in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Hunsucker passed away at 2:28 a.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Cox South, Springfield, Missouri.
He was born March 18, 1947, at Corpus Christi, Texas, to Boyd Columbus Hunsucker and Berah Beatrice Driver Hunsucker. On August 30, 1969, he was married at Sunnymead , California, to Sharon O’Neal. Mr. Hunsucker was a veteran, having served in the United States Navy. Before his retirement, George was a dispatcher at Howell-Oregon Electric Coop for forty-one years. He was a runner for thirty years and loved attending his granddaughters track meets and watching them run. George was a singer and a music director over the years as well as in quartets; he loved southern gospel music. Mr. Hunsucker enjoyed watching old westerns and crossword puzzles.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Hunsucker, of the family home; two children, David Hunsucker, Springfield, Missouri and Mike Hunsucker and wife, Amanda, Spokane, Missouri; two grandchildren, Lexi and Lily Hunsucker, Spokane, Missouri; two brothers, Jim McConnaughy and wife, Theresa, Gainesville, Missouri and Duane Hunsucker and wife, Sue, West Plains; two sisters, Donna Miller, Corpus Christi, Texas and Lucille Williams, Houston, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.
His parents and three brothers, Roy McConnaughy, Billy McConnaughy and Henry Hunsucker preceded him in death.
Visitation services will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Friday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in Howell Valley Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Bethel Baptist Church or American Cancer Society and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO 65775.
