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Obituary
R. Hunter Dies at 86
PLESSIS - Ross W. Hunter, 86, a farmer and resident of Plessis all his life, died Sunday in the house in which he was born.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Giltz Funeral Home,Alexandria Bay, Rev. Edgar Hunter, pastor of the Plessis United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, Plessis.
Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Donations may be made to the memorial fund of the Plessis United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Roscoe W. and Robert C. both of Redwood; five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs.Richard (Ida) Blanchard and a son, Thomas A. predeceased him.
Mr. Hunter was born June 4, 1887, at Plessis, son of Alvaro and Ida Blevins Hunter and spent all his life at Plessis, where he operated a farm.
His first wife, the former Harriet Wilson of Theresa, whom he married June 16, 1908, died June 22, 1944. He married Maude E. Hill of Philadelphia July 21, 1945. She died March 10, 1971.
Mr. Hunter, a member of the Plessis United Methodist Church, was a former trustee of the church, a former trustee of Brookside Cemetery and for years served as assessor and road foreman for the Town of Alexandria.
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Jefferson County, NY
1981
Plessis Holds Dedication
Plessis United Methodist Church
A dedication service was held October 25, 1981 at the PlessisUnited Methodist Church. The service was conducted by the Rev.Edgar Hunter, pastor, with the sermon being delivered by the Rev.Leonard Owen, district superintendent.
Three memorials were dedicated at the service: a memorial bookstand in memory of Ross Hunter; electric stove and plaque in memoryof Gladys Hunter; and pew cushions in memory of faithful workers and friends of the church.
The first appointment recorded in the Alexandria Circuit, now Plessis, was that of Josiah Zimmerman in 1849. Prior to that appointment Methodists met in members homes in Plessis as early as 1825. The present church building was dedicated in 1860, during the pastorate of the Rev. Allen C. Castle. In 1890 repairs were made to the church and in 1924 steel ceilings and walls and roofwere added improvements. Various repairs and additions have beenmade through the years - a kitchen and dining area were added in the 1950 s; 1962 an electric organ fund was started and the dedication service for the organ was held in October of that year.The ceilings were lowered and fluorescent lights added in 1965;1975 carpet was installed on the chancel floor.
The congregation thanks the Rev. Edgar Hunter for his work and service in their church.
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