Betty (Milhouse) Hunter

Mrs. Betty Jean Milhouse Hunter, 89, of Orangeburg, SC died peacefully at her home early on May 22, 2025, following a brief illness. Her husband was the late Willard Glenn Hunter who was her sweetheart and beloved husband for over 68 years prior to his passing in 2022.

Betty was born February 28, 1936, in Orangeburg to the late Eugene Walter and Ella Carson Milhouse. She graduated from Orangeburg High School in 1953.  She was a lifelong member of Northside Baptist Church, was a member of Cornerstone Sunday School Class, and a member of the choir as well as the church organist for many years. She was retired as secretary from Orangeburg Internists, P.A.

Betty was a friend to all. The word most often used to describe her was “sweet”, not unlike her famous chocolate cake roll. Betty loved her family wholly and truly and was happiest when with them at their homes, at Edisto Beach, or in the mountains of Maggie Valley, NC. She was a true Christian lady that will be missed greatly by many friends as she “never met a stranger”.

Survivors include daughters Jean Marie Hunter Covington of Aiken, SC and Amy Ruth Hunter Wanninger of North Augusta, SC and her husband, Paul Wanninger; grandsons, Matthew Paul Wanninger and his wife Christy of North Augusta, Stuart Louis Wanninger of North Augusta, and Hunter Weatherly Covington of Aiken; great grandchildren Waverly Ruth Wanninger and Maddux Leaman Wanninger; a sister Janice Milhouse Brunson and her husband Johnny; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by a son-in-law Colin Weatherly Covington, a grandson David Hunter Wanninger, and two sisters, Nancy Elaine Milhouse, and Rose Marie Milhouse Wiliams and her husband Robert (Bob) of Tennessee.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Northside Baptist Church in Orangeburg with Rev. Larry Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Matthew Wanninger, Stuart Wanninger, Hunter Covington, John Brunson, Tripp Rutland, and Jason Hales.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the nurses and staff of Grove Park Hospice as well as to the loving and attentive services of caregivers Loretta Byerson, Bea Tatum, and Jennifer Jackson. You all loved her like family.

Memorials may be made to Northside Baptist Church, 1250 Columbia Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115.