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Parke Leslie Hunter

July 8, 1947 — May 11, 2010

Parke Leslie "Les" Hunter, 62 of Niles passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Hospice House in Poland. Born July 8, 1947 in Muscatine, Iowa, Les was the son of the late Aristarchus Cone and Irma Leona (Nickel) Hunter III. Moving to the area in 1995, Les retired from the United States Air Force after 31 years of service were he was a trainer for fighter pilots. A member of Warren Baptist Temple, Les enjoyed listening to Christian music, loved helping people and watching movies. Les built a flight simulator at Selfridge Air Force Base where he was stationed. He was responsible for starting the Young Hero's Program at the base, which was set up for terminally ill children and children in crisis. The children were put through a shorten version of boot camp and were given the opportunity to work in the flight simulator. In his free time, Les enjoyed building and repairing computers and also writing programs for the computers. He married his wife, the former Linda Ruble by whom he is survived on November 20, 1972. Together they shared 37 years of marriage. Survivors include his wife Linda; daughter Amy Shafer of Howland Township; sons Steven (Kelli) Hunter of Michigan, and Brian (Tracie) Hunter of Brookfield; two brothers Aristarchus "Stark" (Jeannie) Hunter IV of Sacremento, Ca and Mark (Delores) Hunter of Portland, Oregon; and 9 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. A memorial service will be held, Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 2 pm at the Warren Baptist Temple with Rev. James Dittmar officiating. Roberts-Clark Funeral Chapel in Warren handled the arrangements. The family has asked, in lieu of flowers material contributions be made in Les's memory to the church, 2093 Ewalt Ave NE, Warren, Ohio, Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market Street, Boardman, Ohio 44512, or to Hospice House, 9803 Sharrot Road, Poland, Ohio 44514.

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