CLEVELAND, OH-- James Edward Hunter, native of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on March 16, 2012 in Cleveland, OH. He was the native of late Samuel, Sr. and Myrtle Murphy Hunter. Mr. Hunter was a 1956 graduate of Lincoln High School in Fairforest, SC, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.Survivors include his wife, Bertha Perry Hunter; son, Shannon (Kelli) Hunter; daughter, Beverly Jasper; brothers, Samuel Hunter, Jr., all of Ohio, and Melvin Hunter of Spartanburg; aunt, Rosa M. Workman of Charlotte, NC; five grandchildren, and a host of other relatives who reside in Spartanburg, SC.Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 12:00 Noon at the Alderstate United Methodist Church in Warrenville Heights, OH - Boyd & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory in East Cleveland, Ohio.Notice courtesy of the J.W. Woodward Funeral Home.