Ona Lorene Hunter, 84, of Platte, SD passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Society – Corsica, SD. Funeral Services are 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at Calvary Baptist Church in Platte. A Committal Service will follow at Platte City Cemetery. Memorials in Ona’s honor may be directed to: Calvary Baptist Church Mission Program, PO Box 116, Platte, SD 57369 or African Pastoral Training Ministries, 4013 Eaton Park Dr., McKinney, TX 75071. Mount Funeral Home of Platte is assisting with arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through mountfuneralhome.com. The service will be live-streamed under "Photos and Videos" on the funeral home website, through “Mount Funeral Homes” Facebook page and at https://plattecalvarybaptist.com/live/. An informal come and go Celebration of Life will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Owls Senior Citizen Center in Hazelton, KS.

Ona Lorene (Myers) Hunter was born on November 15, 1937 in Kingman, AZ to Harry Victor Myers and Ethel C. Helmer (Combs) Myers. Ona spent the majority of her childhood in the Kiowa, KS area and graduated with the class of 1956 from Kiowa High School. On November 16 of that year, one day after her 19th birthday, she married Clifford L. Hunter at the First Christian Church in Kiowa. Clifford and Ona spent their early years in Wichita, KS, Chloride, AZ, and Las Vegas, NV. They eventually came back to Kansas and settled in Hazelton.

Ona accepted Christ as her Saviour on June 21, 1961. She had a life-long ministry of encouragement by sending cards and was a diligent prayer warrior for family and missionaries. She also served as Sunday school teacher for many years.

When her youngest child, Meredith, started school, Ona began working at the Kiowa District Hospital. She worked there for 37 years, mostly as a CNA, but also in the housekeeping department. Clifford and Ona moved to South Dakota in 2016 to be closer to family.

Ona is survived by Clifford, her husband of 65 years; her son, Mitch (Lou) Hunter of Idabel, OK, daughter, Mica (Brian) Balster of Platte, SD, son, Milford (Pennie) Hunter of Pontiac, IL and daughter-in-law, Mira Hunter of Pensacola, FL; nine grandchildren: Steve Martin and Lisa Martin of OK, Kristal Balster, Kim (Todd) Veal, Karen Balster, Kathy (Ross) Erickson of SD, Justin (Thesalee) Hunter, Matt (Alexandra) Hunter of IL and Cassie (Jacob) Chopp of MN; 18 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; along with many nieces and nephews and two that we class as sibling-cousins, Rafer Onwiler and Julie (Randy) Conrad of KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Victor, Oran and Kelby Myers; infant daughter, Marcy and son, Meredith.