Mrs. Hattie Pearl Hunt

May 27, 1936 - July 4, 2020

Today we remember the life of a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law, cousin and a friend. Hattie Pearl Hunt was born to the late Vernon Taft and the late Myrtle Gray Hunt on May 27, 1936 in Greenville, NC. She was reared by her stepmother, the late Maybelle Taft of Greenville, NC. Hattie departed this life on July 4, 2020 at her home and ascended to another. Hattie attended the Pitt County Schools. She worked as a domestic childcare provider in her adult years and later became the caregiver to her stepmother, Maybelle Taft. Hattie loved to cook, being a homemaker, dance and have fun. Once her health begins to fail, she enjoyed sitting in her favorite recliner, looking out the window and working on her favorite hobbies. Hattie was preceded in death by her father, Vernon Taft; mother, Myrtle Gray Hunt;step mother, Maybelle Taft; half-brother, Dick Faison. Hattie leaves to cherish her memories, one son, Joseph J. Taft (Emma) of Greenville, NC; grandchildren, Joseph M. Taft, Michael Vernon Taft, Toccara C. Taft and their mother, Cora Taft all of Greenville, NC; Shirley Balbosa (Pedro) of Georgia; two step grandsons, Terrence K. Stokes (Lizette) of Virginia Beach, VA, Raymond Stokes of Greenville, NC; thirteen great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.