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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (Jan. 19, 2006) — The Milligan College community is mourning the loss of junior Steven Hunter, who collapsed during tennis training practice Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, where he was pronounced dead. No further details are known at this time.
Hunter, 21, was a junior history major and legal studies minor from Portsmouth, Ohio. He was a member of the Milligan College men’s tennis team. He is the son of Mark and Virgie Hunter, also of Portsmouth.
“This is a very difficult time for our campus community. We ask for prayers for Steven’s family and friends and for the Milligan community as we cope with this loss,” said Milligan President Don Jeanes.
The campus gathered Wednesday night at 7 p.m. for a service of prayer, comfort, and hope. A campus memorial service will be held today, Jan. 19, at 11 a.m. in Seeger Memorial Chapel.
The college’s Campus Ministry staff, Residence Hall staff, and grief counselors are working with students and the campus community to help them deal with this loss.
All athletic events for Jan. 19 have been cancelled.
Obituary
Steven A. Hunter, 21, of Portsmouth, Ohio , was called home to be with his Lord on January 18, 2006. Steven is a devoted Christian fiercely committed to living a life close to God and showing others the way and the light. Steven attended Christ’s Community Church. Steven was a junior at Milligan College, preparing for a career in law in order to be an advocate for Christian rights. Steven dearly loved Portsmouth High School, where he graduated in 2003. Steven played tennis at PHS and was on Milligan’s Tennis Team. He was a Boy Scout, and an Explorer, working as a counselor at Camp Oyo. Steven worked as an intern in the District 2 Congressional office locally, and also in Washington, D.C. Steven loved nature and was an avid outdoorsman. He loved hunting, canoeing, hiking and especially fly-fishing. Steven loved playing his guitar and banjo. Steven passionately loved God, his family, and his country. Steven is survived by his father and mother, Mark Hunter and Virgie Jobe Hunter, who loved him very much. Also surviving are a brother, Christopher Kibbey of Indianapolis, Indiana, grandmothers Lucille Jobe of Waverly and Pauline Hunter of Rosemount, grandfather and his wife Roy and Thelma Hunter of Hill View Retirement Center, several uncles, aunts, and cousins. Steven is also survived by countless friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund at Portsmouth High School. A funeral service will be 7:00 p.m. Sunday at Christ’s Community Church with Scott Rawlings officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the church 4-7 p.m. Sunday. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brant Funeral Service in Portsmouth.