REMEMBERING — The pitcher's mound at Halifax County High School was the scene of fond memories by students and fellow athletes of their lost friend, Tyler Hunt, who had pitched a game the night before his

accident.

 

  A funeral service was held yesterday, Sunday, April 6, 2008 for 16 year old Tyler Wayne Hunt, who was killed instantly Thursday morning in a traffic accident on Route 501 North. The service which brought out his many friends, as well as school officials who knew the youth well, was held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Bob Woodfin officiating. Burial followed in Halifax Memorial Gardens. Hunt was a member of Glenwood United Methodist Church and was an honor student at Halifax County High School where he played on the varsity

baseball team as a pitcher and first baseman. He also played on the varsity football team as an offensive lineman. He was a member of the Halifax County Saddle Club. On Friday all baseball and softball games at the high school were

cancelled as his teammates and fellow students mourned his loss. Tyler is survived by his parents, Bryant and Treva Hunt of Halifax, his maternal grandparents, Delbert and Mabel Clark of South Boston, his paternal grandparents, Joe Winfree and Margaret Hunt of Nathalie, a sister, Dana Noelle Hunt of Halifax, his girlfriend, Grace Gillis of

Halifax, three uncles, Randy Hunt and wife, Debra, Bruce Hunt and wife, Vaneta and Claude Clark and an aunt, Teresa Ranson and husband, Kevin and eight cousins. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Tyler Wayne Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Carter Bank & Trust, 4013 Halifax Road, South Boston, VA 24592. Online condolences may be sent to brooksfh@embarqmail.com. Hunt was declared dead at the scene of the accident which occurred some four-tenths mile north of the intersection of State Route 610 and US

Route 501. The victim, who was driving a 1990 Silverado pick-up truck, reportedly pulled from a private driveway as he headed off to school at 7:45 a.m. and never saw the 1990 International logging truck approaching him. The truck, which was owned by H&M Logging Company, was driven by 44 year old George W. Osborne of Chase City. The accident was investigated by Virginia State Trooper D. J. Cline and a stretch of Route 501  was closed off to traffic for several hours as logs had to be cleared from the roadway. Motorists had to detour around

the loop road of 610 to bypass the wreckage. The fatality was the seventh in Halifax County for 2008.