Obituary of William T. (Tommy) Hunter, Garland County, AR

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Submitted by:  Barbara Stainback <bstainback1938@yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Jan 2003

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Mrs. Hunter Remains In County Jail

   Mrs. Bonnie N. Hunter was still being held in the
Garland County jail without formal charge Wed. night
in connection with the shotgun death of her 46
year=old accountant husband, William T. (Tommy)
Hunter.
     Prosecuting Attorney David B. Whittington said he
was awaiting the results of tests made at State Police
headquarters in Little Rock before filing any formal
charges against Hunter's wife, the former, Mrs. Bonnie
Connelly, 45.
     The prosecutor said also that he expected a
report from Garland County Deputy Coroner W. R. Lee
today on the autopsy performed Tues. morning.
     Death has been attributed to a gunshot wound.
    Whittington would neither confirm nor deny that
his office had taken a statement from Mrs. Hunter.
    She was taken into custody almost immediately
after officers, answering her call to come to the
Hunter home on Majestic Lodge Road Monday afternoon,
found Hunter in the bedroom with a shotgun wound in
his chest.
    He had been shot once in the chest with a 16-gauge
shotgun.  The gun, believed to have been used, was
found in the yard by officers and sent to State Police
headquarters, along with other items that may be used
as evidence in the case, authorities here said.
    Hunter apparently had been dead several hours when
officers arrived, accordijg to information obtained by
Sentinel-Record reporters.
     Mrs. Hunter was taken Monday night to Little Rocl
for paraffin tests to determine if she had fired a gun
recently.  Because of the nature of such tests,
considerable time is required in determining results,
the newspaper was advised by state police yesterday.
     Mrs. Hunter had previously been convicted for the
April 28, 1959 fatal shooting of her first husband,
Joseph E. Connelly, receiving a three-year sentence in
Garland Circuit court Sept. 22, 1960 on a charge of
manslaughter.
   It is understood the couple lived alone at the
Majestic Lodge road home.
   Sheriff Searcy was reported continuing his
investigation yesterday and was said to have returned
to the home yesterday morning in connection with that
investigation.
     FUNERAL SERVICES for HUNTER will be held at 2
p.m. today t Gross chapel with the Rev. Lehamn Webb,
pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
     Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
      Active pallbearers will be Edward Smith,
Clarence W. Jordan, Dale Haynes, Dr. Guinn Daniel,
Carl A. Crow, and Weldon C. Brawner.  Honorary
pallbeaers will be Olice Ray Brawner, Herbert A.
Riley, Elisha J. Weston, Jacob L. King, R. Julian
Glover, Richard Aandry, James E. Hussey, T. L. Moore
and Dr. Cecil Parkerson.
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THE SENTINEL-RECORD NEWSPAPER
HOT SPRINGS, GARLAND CO., ARK.
DATE UNKNOWN BUT HAS TO BE AFTER 
SEPT. 22, 1960.