Russell Edward Hunt, 74, of 2972 Marysville Road, AltaVista, passed on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville. Born on March 17, 1944, in Pittsylvania County, he was the son of the late William and Eddie White Hunt. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Wards Road, Hurt, by the Rev. Theodore Foster. Interment will be private. Mr. Hunt will lie in repose from 12 p.m. until the hour of service. The cortege will assemble at 12:30 p.m. at the Cook family home, 2812 Grit Road, Hurt. Cook And Minnis Funeral Home of AltaVista is serving the family.