UNPUBLISHED OBITUARY HUNTER, MARJORIE ANN WISSINGER 11 November 1938 – 7 September 1988 Marjorie Ann Wissinger Hunter, a generous, kind, caring, compassionate and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, was born on 11 November 1938 in Altoona, Blair County, PA to Walter James and Kathleen (Foust) Wissinger and passed to her eternal glory on 7 September 1988 after a long, valiant struggle with breast cancer. Marjorie was twice married, first to Tuncay Pazarbashi in 1954 in Ankara, Turkey. From this union her son Theodore James (TJ) Pazarbashi was born on 22 June 1955. After a long separation, Marjorie and Tuncay were divorced. On 18 December 1965 Marjorie married George Stephen Hunter in San Diego, California. During this marriage, George legally adopted Theodore James in California. This marriage ended in February 1975 in Los Angeles County, CA. George S. Hunter died on 11 January 2008 in Spring Valley, San Diego County, CA. Some years after her divorce from George, Marjorie met Edward Lee Cross. They were constant companions until his death on 14 July 1987 in Orange County, CA. An accomplished artist, clothing designer and interior decorator, Marjorie could always be depended upon to assist her friends and family in purchasing, modifying, and coordinating clothing and furnishings to present the best possible impression for any occasion. Marjorie was preceded in death by her younger sister Michele Elaine Witkoff in 1974 and companion Edward Cross in 1987. She is survived by son, Theodore James Hunter, his wife Carla, and granddaughter, Semra Hunter of Manhattan Beach, CA; her parents, Walter and Kathleen Wissinger of San Diego, CA; brother, Colonel Allen Reed Wissinger and his wife Christa of Los Alamitos, CA; sister, Roberta Louise Powers of San Diego, CA; brother-in-law, Daniel Wayne Witkoff of San Diego, CA and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Per Marjorie’s wishes there was no viewing of the remains or funeral services. She was immediately cremated by the Greenwood Mortuary in San Diego, and her cremains scattered in the Pacific Ocean off of the Children’s Beach in La Jolla, CA by her son, Theodore James Hunter; brother, Colonel Allen R. Wissinger; aunt, Shirley Ulrich; cousin, Joseph Luckner; brother-in-law, Daniel Witkoff; nephew, Edward Powers; niece, Shannon Powers; Eric Cross; 1st husband, Tuncay Pazarbashi; and Eugene Kar, captain of the boat. SOURCE: ALLEN R. WISSINGER, Colonel, US Army, Retired, 2 October 2008