Dear Hazel

                                                                            2/9/1944


Dearest Love,

  I am so glad you sent this book down. I have been thinking of you all day, dreaming
of the happiness we could have together. I was just dreaming of how beautiful you looked
when I awoke yesterday evening and you were standing there. If they have any prettier pictures in heaven I want to be sure to see them. Dear the days are long and the nights so much longer and I need you so my guiding star and angel, I just can’t understand all about life. It seems when I am far away and well you can’t reach me, and practically the same way whenever I am near. Please dear, I love you so much and I need you so bad. Come see me tonight.

May the keeper of all good and perfect things help you and me and ours.

Forever and ever, H

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                                                                            2/10/1944

Dear Heart,

How I have been thinking of you this morning. It hurts me terribly because I can’t be with you or see you. Maybe it will be happier on the other side.

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                                                                             2/17/1944

Dear,

I don’t know whether I can hold still to write or not, but I’ve been wondering about you all day. I don’t believe that if I were as near you every day and could see you I could stay away. Anyway I’ll love you for ever dear heart, always, H

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                                                                              2/18/1944

Dearest,

It seems a terrible day. I have suffered most today than any yet. Most of it with my face in my pillow. I have to stay away from you now, because I can’t get to you. Probably I have been peastering you for a long time, but you were to kind to tell me. If I have please tell me because I love you to much to cause you unhappiness. I’ll always be in the servants quarters when you need me.
Yours completely, H

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                                                                             2/19/1944

To the kindest sweetest girl,

I will make short what I have to say. I am not feeling well today in both feeling and in unhappy ways. I can’t write when I feel this way so please excuse until some other day, Love, H

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                                                                             2/22/1944

Dearest,

It seems ages since I have seen you. I pray you are well enough to come down today so I can feast my eyes on your beautiful tender loving countenance. I’m looking for you at least by moonlight.
Love and Love, H

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                                                                             2/23/1944

Sweetheart,

You are my sweetheart aren’t you? Because if you aren’t there is no goal for me to strive for. I’ll look around for a kiss when you read this if you are. If I just had you for my very own, to hold you in my arms and to love dearly and deeply I would be the happiest fellow in the world.
Always, H

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                                                                             2/28/1944

My Darling,

It seems so long since I have seen you, and I need you so sometimes I almost feel like giving up. I believe you feel the same way lately, don’t you dear? It seems to me, or I have a feeling that you are undecided about me. I mean I’m not worth the trouble and heartaches and worries I cause you. If you ever do, please tell me plain. Dear I would have to stay at your home at least one more night when I get out of here so I’ll have these minutes for sweet memories of you when I am gone. I love you truly, dearly and sincerely. Please think kind of me.
Ever and always, H

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                                                                             2/29/1944

Dearest,

Disappointed again tonight. I had looked forward all day hoping to see you, guess things aren’t just what they seem. I am so sorry you aren’t well and have to do so much. If I could just do something to make you well and happy. God knows I would do it gladly. I have not lived as I should, or I could do more for you. I hope I have grown a little wiser and do better from now on. May your future be happy and sweet and beautiful is my prayer for you, my love, to the end, H

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                                                                             3/13/1944

Dearest,

If I cannot see you and be with you I can at least express my love and appreciation for you writing my thoughts. Things do not seem right since I left you. I mean I need you close to me and sometimes at night I forget I am not near you and almost call for you. Honest my dear I am not and never will be satisfied or happy unless I can see you and be near you at least once in a while. I just hope and pray you won’t have to be operated on again. Because I’m afraid for you if I lost you. Then there is nothing left for me. I love you as I have never loved anyone. Please believe me dear and may we spend many happy hours together again, is my only wish forever, H

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                                                                             3/14/1944

Darling,

Here I am again today. Not feeling as well as I did yesterday but must write you anyway. How I do hope you are feeling better and that you won’t have to have an operation. I’m afraid for you dear, and I could never leaving without you. You just don’t realize how much I depend on you living, because you seem to be my life too.  I’m swelled all over this morning, mother has gone to town to get the Dr. I’m afraid im going to have to go back or go to bed and stay a couple weeks. It seems so long since I have seen you, I seem lost. If I could just hold you in my arms a minute and kiss you I know it would help a lot. You will surely let me see you when I’m able to get around again won’t you? Dear we have one another to live for, so lets try hand and hope for happier days.
Always, H

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                                                                             3/15/1944

Dear, dear, dear,

Yesterdays kisses are giving me pain, yesterdays sunshine has turned into rain. I miss you so muchafter seeing you yesterday. I am sure I would be well in half the time , if I could only be near you. Seeing you for the few minutes I did yesterday, did me more good than ten decates and made me so happy. It couldn’t have been anything but fate that caused us to meet there, because I never dreamed of it. You are still my angel and I need you. Please live and get well for our future happiness.
Forever and a day, H

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                                                                             3/17/1944

Dearest,

Here I am again wishing I could at least hear how you are. Oh, how I do need you. If something would just happen, or we could do something so we could be together. I can never be well or happy if I have to stay here. I didn’t write any yesterday because I didn’t feel like it and I was to sore and miserable. If I could have got away I would have left. I told them I wasn’t taking anymore of their growling and slapping me around. Dad knocked my pipe out of my mouth and broke it. Their did I fly into action. That’s partly why I’m sore. Darling I think of you always, get well and lets hope for happier days.
Love, H

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                                                                              4/2/1944

My Dearest,

I have been thinking of you and loving you all day. I miss you so. It’s hard to live without you everyday. I’ve been thinking about when I shall go away and how hard it will be not seeing you all the time. I hope you are well today and that you get to feeling so good you just can’t keep your feet on the floor. I want to write you tomorrow and also see you soom.
All my love forever, H

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                                                                              April 14

Dearest,

I cannot think of anything to write today except to repeat I love you more than anything on earth. Please believe me and keep faith with me.
Forever, H

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                                                                                 Nov

Dearest,

I’m feeling some better today. I’m going to stick it out until Thanksgiving when I have about four days off then go for a checkup.
Love, H

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(unknown writter)
Hunter died at 7 o’clock November 25, 1944. Age 36 years, Born on August 2, 1908.
Buried at Mount View Cemetery on November 28, 1944.

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To tail and to be kind.
These are the chances I find.
To work and to be gay.
This rule for every day.
To take life unafraid.
This task on me is laid.
On you too, let us then-
Do our task well, A men.
-written by Hunter at Barnside.