Joyce Howell Hunt

    Joyce L. Hunt, 88, of Pettus, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016.     Mrs. Hunt was born June 15, 1927, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Coleman and Florence Springer. She married George Hunt on Nov. 28, 1974, in Tuleta. She was a member of the Tuleta First Baptist Church.     She was preceded in death by a son, James Bassett; and stepdaughter, Colleen Hunt.     Survivors include her husband, George Hunt of Pettus; sons, Charles Bassett of Plano, Aaron Howell of George West and Robin Howell of San Antonio; stepchildren, Roy Hunt of Tampa, Florida, Jeff Hunt of Louise and Mary Nixon of Karnes City.     Visitation was held June 16 at Eckols Funeral Home Chapel in Kenedy.     The funeral service was June 17 at Eckols Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in the Kenedy Cemetery.     Services were under the direction of Eckols Funeral Home, Kenedy.