Cecil Claude Hunnicutt

DR. CECIL CLAUDE HUNNICUTT was born March 17, 1904 in Giltner, Hamilton, Nebraska,^{7768, 8246} and died November 24, 1977 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas.^{7768, 8246} He is buried in Sabetha Cemetery, Nemaha County, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶

He married (1) PAULINE COLLINS on August 2, 1928 in Riverside, Riverside, California,⁸²⁴⁶ daughter of RUBY CLIFTON TRAUGER and FRANK NEWTON COLLINS. She was born June 15, 1905 in Highgrove, Riverside, California,⁴⁵⁶ and died August 22, 1976 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Sabetha Cemetery, Nemaha County, Kansas.⁴⁵⁶

He married (2) VERA COLLINS on September 12, 1976 in Riverside County, California,⁸⁴ daughter of RUBY CLIFTON TRAUGER and FRANK NEWTON COLLINS. She was born November 1, 1907 in Highgrove, Riverside, California,⁴⁵⁶ and died June 3, 2001 in Riverside, Riverside, California.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California.⁴⁵⁶

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Cecil C. Hunnicutt

• was a Veteran of World War II⁷⁷⁶⁸
• was an abdominal surgeon⁸²⁴⁶
• was a member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church, Nemaha County, Kansas. ⁸²⁴⁶

Fairview Enterprise, December 1, 1977⁸²⁴⁶

DEATH TAKES DR. HUNNICUTT

Sabetha and the surrounding communities were deeply saddened November 24, 1977 by the death of Dr. Cecil Hunnicutt. He passed away at the Sabetha Hospital after being there a week.

Tho it was known Dr. Hunnicutt had a terminal illness, he was apparently holding his own, so his death came as a severe shock.

Dr. Hunnicutt was honored and respected by a host of people. He walked tall in his profession, in his community and his retirement several months ago left a huge gap that will not be filled for a long time.

Cecil C. Hunnicutt, son of Homer H. Hunnicutt and Abbie H. Gray Hunnicutt, was born at Giltner, Nebraska on March 17, 1904. He moved to California with his family where he attended schools. Upon graduation from University of California at Los Angeles, in pre-medicine in 1927, he attended Loma Linda University and graduated in medicine in the year of 1932. He then served his internship at Los Angeles General Hospital in 1932 and followed a 10 year preceptorship in surgery. He entered the Army Air Corps in September 1942 and was stationed at Grand Island, Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa and Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. He was discharged in March 1946 from the Air Corps. He opened his practice in Sabetha on July 1, 1946.

He was a member of the Sabetha United Methodist Church since 1946. He was the first president of the Northeast Kansas Medical Society, the Kansas Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He was a Fellow of the International College of Abdominal Surgeons, a Fellow of the Southwestern Surgical Society and was certified by the American Board of Abdominal Surgeons, the past president of the Chamber of Commerce, a past member of the Sabetha Kiwanis Club, and served as a member of the Montebello, California school board and the Lions Club of Montebello.

He was united in marriage to the former Pauline Collins on August 2, 1928 at Riverside, California. She preceded him in death on August 26, 1976. He was later married to the former Vera Collins. She survives.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Reid of South San Francisco, Calif., Mrs. Charles (Carolyn) Dickinson of Fort Collins, Colorado, Mrs. Norman (Dorothy) Giddens of Boston, Mass.; one son, Donald Hunnicutt of Detroit, Mich.; and seven grandchildren; also a sister, Mrs. Leta Kredji of Xenia, Ohio.

Memorial services were held November 26, 1977 at the Sabetha United Methodist Church with the Rev. Calvin Dickinson officiating. The organ music was played by Mr. William Deaver. The church choir san "Holy Is The Lord" and "Amazing Grace." The congregation sang "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" and "Love Divine, All Love Excelling." Serving as the casketbearers were Oscar Strahm, Shannon Nickelson, Ernest Baker, Bruce Puckett, Joe Wenger and Orville J. Wittmer. The interment was made in the Sabetha Cemetery. The Popkess Mortuary was in charge of the services.