Eddie Odell Hunsaker was born on April 8, 1944, in Afton, Wyoming. He was the oldest of five children born to Odell and Marge Hunsaker. Eddie spent his early years in Smoot, Wyoming, helping on the family dairy farm and attending Smoot Elementary. He graduated from Star Valley High School in 1962. One of the highlights of that time was helping the Star Valley Braves football team win the first state football title in school history. Eddie was an all-state running back. He went on to attend Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, where he also played football. It was there that he met the love of his life, Pam Paulsen. They were married on July 31, 1965, in Ephraim and were sealed eternally 13 years later in the Idaho Falls Temple. Eddie worked for Smith’s Food King as a meat cutter in Brigham City, Utah. During that time, Eddie and Pam experienced the heartbreaking loss of their first child, baby Margo, who passed away at three months old. A few years later, they were blessed with another daughter, Amy,and then a son, Brian.Eddie was later promoted to meat supervisor for Smith’s, a positionthat required the family to move to Boise, Idaho. While living there,they welcomed another daughter, Lisa. A subsequent promotion moved the family again, this time to El Paso, Texas.After a year in El Paso, Eddie wanted a better environment in which to raise his family. He and his brother, John, purchased Robert’s Market in Afton, Wyoming, which became Familee Thriftway. They later built a second grocery store, Alpine Market, in Alpine, Wyoming. Eddie enjoyed many aspects of living in Star Valley. He loved running up Swift Creek Canyon to train for multiple marathons, biking the roads of the valley to prepare for endurance races, taking trips to Bear Lake with his family, and serving the Lord. After selling the stores, Eddie and Pam served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the California Los Angeles Mission from 2013 to 2014. Eddie had a tremendous work ethic, beginning with his early years on the dairy farm, continuing as he built a successful business, and extending to the lessons he taught his children and grandchildren. Eddie served faithfully in many callings for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time of his passing, he was serving as first counselor in the Afton 2nd Ward bishopric. Eddie passed away doing one of his favorite things, sitting in the bike saddle and pedaling through the valley he loved. He is survived by his siblings, Jennifer Heap, John Hunsaker, and Barbara Erickson; his wife of 61 years, Pam; his children, Amy (Shane Hinckley), Brian (Brooke Hunter), and Lisa (Sam Linford); 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Tom; his infant daughter, Margo; and “his boys,” his two great-grandsons, Jack and Lucas.A viewing will be held from 6-8pm on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Schwab Mortuary. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 8, 12:00pm at the Afton Wyoming Stake Center with a viewing preceding the funeral from 11:00-11:45am.