James Alton Hunt, 86, of Rowland, died July 12, 2011, at home.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Ashpole United Methodist Church, the Revs. George Locklear and Harold Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Mae Wes Hunt of the home; four daughters, Geraldine Scott of Parkton, Carolyn Oxendine of Pembroke,Tina Lamb of Virigina, and Madaline Hunt of Fairmont; two sons, Danny Hunt and James A. Hunt Jr., both of Pembroke; two sisters, Genevia Holmes of Lumberton and Luberta Lewis of Fairmont; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Floyd Funeral Services in Fairmont and other times at the home, 1593 Iona Church Road, Rowland.