RIP: Reverend Eddie Hunter of the Alabama Spirituals

By Bob Marovich

This pandemic has wrecked havoc on the music community.

JGM just learned of another soldier gone: the Reverend Eddie Hunter, singer with the Alabama Spirituals of Alexander City, Alabama. He succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday, April 5, 2020.

Born March 13, 1952, Rev. Hunter served as Pastor of Miracle Missionary Baptist Church in Alexander City, Alabama. He was also the president of the Northeast District State Convention of the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention. He had just celebrated his 68th birthday.

Please keep Reverend Hunter’s family, congregation, friends, and many fans at the top of your prayer list.