Harold Winston Gunter

Harold Winston Gunter, 85, of Mauriceville, Texas, passed away on June 6, 2020, in Hemphill, Texas.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Mr. Mike Jones. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at Claybar Funeral Home.

Born in Orange, Texas, on April 17, 1935, he was the son of George Thomas Gunter and Maude (Allman) Gunter. Harold honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was proud to have earned the rank of Sergeant. Harold went on to work as an instrumental technician for A. Schulman Inc., DuPont, and later retired from Inland Orange. He was a jack of all trades who always kept himself busy with projects. Harold was a huge fan of the Texas Longhorns. He found joy traveling the world with his fiancé, Katy. Together, they visited all 50 states in America. Of all the places Harold had been, the lake was his favorite. He enjoyed being out on the water and was one heck of a fisherman. Harold was quite the character and he would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need. To know him was to respect him. Harold will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Gunter; his parents, George and Maude Gunter; and his siblings, Margaret, Normandine, Larry, Gregg, Clifton, Charles, Carol Ann, Georgie, and Herbert.

He is survived by his fiancé, Katy Beckett of Orange; his children, Brenda Leonard of Lumberton, Angela Cline and Travis Hudson of Orange, Iva Peasley and husband Curtis of Orange, and Julie Defrancesco and husband Ron of Houston; his nephews who loved as his own, Tommy Gunter and wife Sonya of Orange, and Timmy Gunter and wife Ronda of Lafayette; his grandchildren, Joseph Kelley, Misty Brown, Katelyn Brister, Haley Avila, Tyler Peasley, Gunter Kuehn, Carley Kuehn, Bryce Peasley, and Sophia Defrancesco; his seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; his brother, Jim Gunter of Houston; as well as extended family, Greg and Marcie Beckett, Cindy Beckett, John and Jennifer Hoffpauir, their children, and grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Joseph Kelley, Tyler Peasley, Gunter Kuehn, Bryce Peasley, Chase Brister, and Derek Boudreaux. Honorary pallbearer will be Abe Avila.