Bennie Alvin Hunter, 86, of 127 Johnson Rd., Cowpens, answered the Master's call January 13, 2018 in McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville, S.C.

He was a son of the late Trossie C. Hunter Sr. and the late Addie Tucker Hunter.

He is survived by a daughter, Luberta (Garcia) Gilmore, of Greenville, S.C.; two grandsons, Marcus (Brandie) and Michael (April) Gilmore, of Charlotte, N.C. and 3 Great-Grandchildren Camden, Aaron, and Lauren; 3 brothers Jacob C. Hunter Sr., of Spartanburg, Columbus Hunter, of Cowpens and Lincoln (Elaine) Hunter, of Gaffney; 4 sisters, Ceola Posey, of Spartanburg, Ruby Mae Brackett and Gladys Johnson, of Cowpens, and Judy Foster of Sicklerville, NJ.

Funeral services will be Friday, January 19th at 1:00 pm in the Island Creek Baptist Church, Cowpens. He will be in state in the church at 12:00 noon.

The Gilmore Mortuary Gaffney, SC gilmoresmortuary.com