Johnelle Hunt

Johnelle Terria Hunt (née DeBusk, born January 4, 1932) is an American billionaire, the widow of Johnnie Bryan Hunt, and co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the company they started in 1961.

Johnelle Hunt
Born	Johnelle Terria DeBusk (1932-01-04) January 4, 1932 (age 93) Heber Springs, Arkansas, US
Alma mater	University of Central Arkansas (dropped out)
Spouse	Johnnie Bryan Hunt (m. 1952; his death 2006)[1]
Children	2

Early life

Hunt was born Johnelle Terria DeBusk on January 4, 1932, in Heber Springs, Arkansas.^[2][3] She dropped out of the University of Central Arkansas.^[4]

Career

Hunt was on the board of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the largest publicly owned trucking company in the US, until 2007, the year after her husband, J.B. Hunt, died.^[4]

In November 2020, Hunt had a net worth of US$3.5 billion.^[4]

Personal life

Hunt has two children and lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.^[4] Her son Bryan Hunt is on the board of J.B. Hunt Transport Services.^[4] However, Bryan has not been employed with the company itself since 1997 and instead serves as the Managing Member of the company's private Progressive Car Finance automobile financing company.^[5]