Guy Hunt

Guy Hunt was the governor of the state of Alabama from 1987 to 1993, and was the state's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction era.AL.com: Guy Hunt - farmer, preacher, Alabama governor - dead at 75 (January 30, 2009) He replaced George Wallace in the position. Hunt died on January 30, 2009, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the age of 75 after a prolonged bout with lung cancer and complications resulting from gall bladder surgery.

A memorial service for Guy Hunt was held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama. A state funeral service for Hunt was planned on Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Mt. Vernon Cemetary in Hunt's native Cullman County, Alabama.WHNT.com (Huntsville): Funeral Arrangements for Governor Guy Hunt (February 1, 2009)