Charles Alvin Hunter

Charles Alvin Hunter

12-22-1935 -- 10-14-2024

Charles Alvin Hunter (Chas) passed away at Montrose Regional Health on October 14, 2024 with his family by his side. Chas was born in Sharon Spring, Kansas to Bryan and Toy (Starkey) Hunter in a family of three sisters and two brothers. The family moved to Hotchkiss, Colorado where Chas graduated from high school in 1954.

After high school Chas worked at various jobs and after one summer working on grain silos in Kansas in the heat and wind decided to go to barber school in Pueblo, Colorado. After Barber school, he worked for a while in Lamar, Colorado before he purchased a barber shop in Montrose. For a while Chas’s brother Larry and Joe Condotti also worked at the shop. Between the three of them, they cut most of the high school boys’ hair and their fathers and grandfathers. Chas enjoyed his profession and retired only after he couldn’t physically do the work anymore. Chas couldn’t go out anywhere without running into a customer or two. He often said that he missed his customers the most when he retired.

He married Marie Mitchell in 1955 and they had three children, Debra Marie, Charles Scott and Donna Kay. They divorced some years later.

In 1968, Chas met Marcia Wilson and they were partners in life for 56 years and were married in 2015 much to the surprise of their children. Chas and Marcia raised and raced quarter horses with a fair amount of success. Chas enjoyed the foals that they raised and raced. Chas and Marcia crossed several things off their bucket list including a cruise to Alaska and attending the 2016 Kentucky Derby.

Chas was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Mary Matusic, Dorothy Brandfas and Hazel Pool. Brothers Harold Hunter and Leo Hunter (infant) and his beloved daughter Debra Marie (Hunter) Nelson.

Chas is survived by his wife Marcia Hunter of the family home in Montrose, his brother Larry Hunter of Montrose, his children Scott Hunter (Deb) and Donna Corona of Montrose and stepdaughters Monica Linsacum (Roy) and Melissa Ponce (Danny) also from Montrose. His grandchildren Terry Kyriss (Aimee), Corey Nelson (Jolene), Bryant Hunter (Lesly), Luke Hunter (Kristie), Amber Good (Tanner), Ashley McGee (Ben), Mallory Vess, Dalton Vess (Kendra), Daylon Ponce, Adam Ochs (Jenifer) and Brandon Ochs (Liz). Chas had 19 great grandchildren whom he enjoyed very much.

Memorial services for Chas will be held October 28, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Montrose Christian Church. Cremation has taken place, and the services will conclude at the church. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall at the church following the service.

Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory in Montrose is assisting the family. 970-249-2121