June 20, 1921 – April 21, 2021
Aliene Emma Hunt, age 99, passed away April 21, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her loving family at her side. Aliene was born June 20, 1921 in Cranfills Gap, Texas and grew up there with her parents Alfred and Emma (Sorley) Brasher.
She is a graduate of Baylor University in Waco and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. She served as a missionary in the Philippines for 25 years and on the staff of First Baptist Church of Clovis, New Mexico for nine years. She later retired in Lubbock, Texas.
Aliene was a loving wife and mother as well as a devoted missionary. As a missionary, she served as teacher, counselor, evangelism trainer, administrator, treasurer, and always a welcoming hostess in her home. She was a consistent witness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. During World War II, she served as a Chief Clerk in the United States Army. As a student at Baylor, she met fellow student Walter Taylor Hunt. They were married on December 20, 1947 in Cranfills Gap, Texas.
Aliene was a member of Vista Grande Baptist Church in Colorado Springs. For many of her retirement years, she continued hosting ministries to internationals in her home and working with Walter to write and distribute Bible studies around the world. She continued actively counseling, sharing the Gospel, cooking, and hosting folks in her home.
She is survived by her two sons, Richard Hunt (Margaret) and Josh Hunt (Missy); and two daughters, Marti Nelson (Carl) and Mary Vosburg Ritscher (Stu). She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Taylor Hunt, as well as her parents and siblings.
A private family graveside service is planned at Pikes Peak National Cemetery. A public memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday, April 27, at 1:30 p.m. at Village Seven Presbyterian Church.
Memorial gifts may be made in Aliene’s memory to the International Mission Board (imb.org), 3806 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA 23230.
Sharon Johnson
23 Apr 2021What a wonderful Christian mother you had Richard and the rest of your siblings what a perfect example of Gods Love to all of you and others. Isn’t it fantastic knowing where she’s at now. May your heart be filled with all those great memories of time on earth with her ❤️
Wayne and Jeanne Maness
26 Apr 2021We are so sorry to hear of your mother’s death. Your parents were so close that it is good they went to glory almost together. But we do offer our sympathy to all of you as to the hole they leave in your lives. Wayne and Jeanne Maness
Paul and Lucy Sheriff
27 Apr 2021We loved your parents so much. We send our sympathy and ask the Father above to comfort you as you grieve. Your parents showed us how to take every opportunity to love on people and courageously share the truth of the Lord’s gospel.
Kesheng Yu
27 Apr 2021Dear Hunts family,
We will greatly miss Walter and Aliene’s love, lessons, cooking, hospitality, Bible Studies, and Fellowship for the Internationals at their home. We will cherish their voices, kindly faces, and smiles forever.
We are so grateful to Walter and Aliene for all they had taught and shared with so many of us and for so many years, especially for the earlier years when my sister and I studied in Lubbock, TX. We will always treasure the wonderful time, friendship, and love of Walter and Aliene. May God bless you all.
Love and prayer,
Kesheng Yu, Kehua Anderson, and the family
Marisa May
27 Apr 2021What a legacy! It’s so sad to loose our parents. You have loved them well. May the Lord comfort your hurting hearts and make His presence known to you in a very special way.
Barbara and Mark Terry
28 Apr 2021We treasure our memories of Walter and Aliene during our time together with them on Mindanao during the 1980s. Aliene at one meeting at My Carmel gave our son Micah a peso coin for his new jeans because as she said “Every little boy needs a jingle in his pocket” Prayers for the family as you grieve but with hope. Life well lived for Christ.
Tom & Lora Harlan
10 May 2021Knowing the life your mom and dad lived, makes this easier to write. Tom and I are from Clovis NM. Your folks were instrumental in our leaving Clovis to attend Wayland Baptist College in the late 70s to honor his call to music ministry.
We have fond memories of your parents and their love for Jesus. Praying you feel contentment even in loss. May each day bring you sweet memories.