Teresa Ellen Hunter 77, died May 2nd, 2026 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Teresa was born November 23, 1948 in Adrian, Missouri to Frances and E.L. Ford (Junior).
Teresa’s favorite employment was being a cook on a riverboat. That’s where she met her husband Fred, a riverboat captain.
They spent most of their time living on their 40 acres in Columbia, Missouri, while enjoying watching the wildlife. When Fred retired, they moved to Karns City, Pennsylvania beside the Alleghany River where Fred was from. After Fred passed in March of 2023, Teresa moved back to Harrisonville, Missouri to be near her siblings.
Teresa had a heart for the underdog. She always felt that they needed her support. She also had a knack for making strangers or new people to a group feel welcomed, she initiated conversations often and liked to learn about people. Teresa’s passion was reading. She was happy as long as she had a good book to read.
Teresa had two brothers, Gary (Teresa) Ford, Donnie (Rosie) Ford; and two sisters, Anita (Jack) Baize, and Donna (Bill) Busby. Teresa was blessed with many aunts, uncles, and cousins; as well as nieces and nephews; and her stepson John Hunter, and his wife Heather, and their boys Jack, Ian, and Wesley of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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