Services were held Monday July 30 at the Assembly of God Church in Keyes, for Leota "Lee" Hunt, 89, of Ceres. She died July 24, 2012 at Bethel Assisted Living in Modesto.

Eaton Family Funeral & Cremation Service handled arrangements.

Born Aug. 28, 1922 in Biggs, Okla., to Mac and Elizabeth McCullough, Lee graduated from Drumright High School in Oklahoma in 1940 and shortly after moved to California. She began her career at Napa State Hospital, worked several years at Modesto State and ended her career at Stockton State with 25 years service time as a psychiatric technician. She moved to Ceres in 1959, living in the same home for 53 years. Mrs. Hunt enjoyed going to thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets. Lee was a devout Christian.

She leaves behind her children, Pat Patrick, Bob Hunt, Don Hunt, Wanda Auchard and Barbara Rose; her brother Don McCullough of Klamath Falls, Ore.; and nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Cleve Patrick and her second husband Earl Hunt, her parents, a sister and three brothers.

-Ceres Courier/ August 1, 2012