STARKE, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy killed in a single-engine plane crash in eastern Tennessee will be laid to rest in Starke on Saturday.
The funeral for Hunter Starling will take place at Northside Baptist Church of Starke. The visitation will begin at 1 p.m. and services will begin at 2 p.m.
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Hunter's mother, Tabitha Starling, has a special request for anyone wishing to attend. She asks they wear Hunter's favorite color: blue. She also asks that instead of sending flowers, people bring blue balloons.
Starling also requested her son's friends baseball teammates, to wear their all-star uniforms. Hunter, himself, will be buried in his.
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"Baseball was his dream. His dream was to become an all-star, and I have to thank (his coaches) C.J. and James for choosing him, because he actually got to do that, and he thought that was just the best thing since anything," Starling said last week. "He felt special, which he was. But he, in his heart, felt special because everyone was up there watching him when he hit that ball."
Hunter's funeral is open to the public. His burial will be at a private location for family only.