The Rev. H. Hunt Comer, 70, retired priest of the Diocese of Atlanta, died May 14 of complications from cancer. He was rector of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Stone Mountain, GA, for 15 years.

Fr. Comer was a native of New Orleans, a graduate of Tulane University and the General Theological Seminary. Following ordination as deacon and priest in 1955, he served as priest-in-charge of Calvary, Tarboro, NC, 1955-58; St. Matthew's, Mooresville, NC, 1958-60, and Sts. Peter and Paul, Salisbury, NC, 1958-62. He was rector of Grace Church, Asheville, NC, and chaplain at Mars Hill College from 1962 to 1967. He also served as rector of St. Paul's, Columbus, MS, 1967-77, and in Stone Mountain from 1977 to 1992. Following his retirement in 1993, Fr. Comer assisted at Holy Trinity, Decatur, GA. He was a two-time deputy to General Convention and was active on many diocesan commissions and committees, including standing committee and commission on ministry. He is survived by his wife, Esther, of Clarkston, GA; two daughters, Eleanor Kornshrons, College Park, GA, and Mary Yalowitz, Knoxville, TN; a brother, Edward, of New Orleans; a sister, Florence Livingston, of El Paso, TX, and two grandchildren.