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Shelby County Indiana
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Hurst

Freeman Family Funeral Home
August 2021
DOYLE M. HURST
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Doyle M. Hurst, 90, of Waldron went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 30, 2021, at 5:15 p.m. surrounded by his loving family.
Doyle was born September 6th, 1930, to Robert E. and Florence (Briley) Hurst; siblings were older brother, Wendell (Joyce) and younger sister, Marlyn (Duane) Lemmons. Both siblings and parents are deceased, as well as a son, Chris Eugene (2 days old); and three great-grandchildren, Stephen Kincade II, Emerson Hewson and Bryce Hurst.
He married Doris Mitchell Hurst on July 14, 1951, in Kansas, where he was stationed at Ft. Riley. They became parents to six children: Bob (Jackie), Donny (Chris), Cathy Lux, Debbie Gamble, Marcia Pence and, of course, Baby Chris. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren are: Brady (Mandy) Hurst, Devyn and Jayce; Bryan (Megan) Hurst, Selah and Micah James; Cody (Kay Ann) Hurst, Kendall; Emily (Justin) Lourash, Owen; Eric (Bobbi Ann) Wolfe; Tyler Wolfe; Ryan (Rachael) Wolfe, Spencer, Aiden, Sophie; Stephanie (Jeremy) Hewson, Remi, Easton, Braelyn and Hoyt; Josh (Mandy) Kincade, Kiara, Kaiden; Kristin (Patrick) Campbell, Adyson, Emery and Brantlee; Chris (Kelly) Stephens, Rylie, Lanie and Kade; Carrie (fiance', Chad) Noel; Holton (fiance', Harley) Curry, son, Jaxson; Jadelynn and Makinah; Lee (Larry) Larys; and Lauren Pence. Doyle also had several nieces and nephews that he was very close to. He also leaves behind his beloved dog, Annie.
Doyle had always lived in the country and dreamed of farming when he graduated from Waldron High School, but Uncle Sam had other plans for him. He served two years in the Army (15 months in Korea) as a mechanic, which served him well during his years of farming as he could fix or repair almost anything. Doyle loved his years of caring for the land and his love of farming. He had a plaque on the wall with this inscription: God looked down on His planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker" so God made a farmer.
Doyle loved his family and was always the one who insisted church (Mt. Pisgah Baptist) came first and all other activities came in second. Doyle had been a member of Mt. Pisgah for 80+ years and felt that his church, along with his family and close friends was all he needed to be happy.
Alzheimer's is a terrible disease of the brain, and, although he forgot a lot of names, just a few months ago he remembered the words to The Old Rugged Cross and In the Garden, two of his favorite hymns.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 4, 2021, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 3718 E. Blue Ridge Road, Shelbyville, Indiana. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the church, with Rev. Dr. Robb Barlow officiating. Interment will be at Mount Pisgah Baptist Cemetery in Shelby County.
Services have been entrusted to Freeman Family Funeral Homes and Crematory, 819 S. Harrison St. in Shelbyville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Building Fund.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Indianapolis News
May 26, 1998
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Elizabeth Helen Hurst, infant daughter of Michael Deane and Pamela Krygier Hurst, Noblesville, died May 23. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent Center. Services: 10 a.m. May 27 in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Noblesville. Calling: none. Burial: Stilesville (Ind.) Cemetery. Other survivors: grandparents, Margaret "Peggy" Krygier, Robert and Betty Krygier, Wendell and Phyllis Hurst; great-grandmother Ann Krygier. Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, Noblesville, is handling arrangements.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
Wednesday, December 3, 1997
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SARAH OPAL HURST
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Former Shelbyville resident Sarah Opal Hurst, 91, Indianapolis, died Monday. Born on November 3, 1906, Rush County, d/o Cyrus and Alice M. (Kemple) Headlee.
Married James L. Hurst, he preceded in death.
Employed at KCL Corporation, Shelbyville, retiring 1969.
Member of the First United Methodist Church, Shelbyville and Major Hospital Guild.
Survivors: a son, James R. Hurst, Boca Raton, Florida; a daughter, Marlene J. May, Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren.
Preceded in death by seven brothers, six sisters and one great grandchild.
Burial Forest Hill Cemetery.
Submitted by Barb Huff for Darlene Headlee Collins
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming.

The Shelbyville News
September, 1995
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FLORINE HURST
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Florine Hurst, 92, of New Castle, died Wednesday at Henry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hurst, a retired elementery school teacher, was born in Rush County on June 25, 1903, to --- and Myrtle (Barlow) ---. She was a graduate of Madame Walker in Indianapolis and received a bachelor's degree from Butler University. Mrs. Hurst was a member of the First United Methodist Church in New Castle, the New Castle Business and pProfessiona Women's Club, Eastern Star and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.
Mrs. Hurst was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Hurst, and a brother. She is survived by a son Joseph C. Hurst, Euless, Texas; daughters Rosemary Hurst, New Castle; Sarah Jeanne Hurst, Muncie; Marjorie Ann Cox, New Castle; five grandchildren; and one great grandchild.
Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Marcum-Troxell and catron Funeral Home on Audubon Road in New Castle. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Marcum-Troxell and Catron Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Jump will officiate. Burial will be at Moscow Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the New Castle Foundation for a Hurst Memorial Scholarship.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
October 5, 1984
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Stanley Hurst, 65, R.R. 1, Manilla, died Saturday at 10:55 p.m. at the Waldron Health Care Center. A Rush County resident for most of his life, he was a farmer and a graduate of Waldron High School and Purdue University.
Mr. Hurst was a member of the Waldron Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite and was a 30-year member of the Moscow Christian Church, where he served as an elder. He was also a World War II Army veteran and was formerly a member of the Rush County REMC Board of Directors.
He was born on April 11, 1919, in Shelby County, a son of Charles H. and Eathel (Coers) Hurst. On April 11, 1941, he married Betty L. Haymond, who survives. Other survivors include his father, Charles H. Hurst, Rushville; a son, John C. Hurst, Manilla; a daughter Mrs. James A. (Judith) Apple, Shelbyville; and four grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home, with Dr. Neal Clapp officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev. James King. Burial will be in the Van Pelt Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-9 p.m. at the Carmony Funeral Home.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
Died September 30, 1984
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MARY A. HURST
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Mary [Alice] Hurst, 75, R.R. 1, Manilla, died Sunday evening at the Waldron Health Care Center. Born January 17, 1909, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Claude and Mayne (Cotrel) Henry. She was married on September 24, 1947, to Raymond Hurst, who survives.
She worked for many years at the Haag Drug Store in Shelbyville and also was employed at the old Carney grocery store. She was a 39-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.
Also surviving are two brothers, Don Henry, R.R. 1, Waldron, and Albert Henry, R.R. 6, Shelbyville. One brother preceded her in death.
Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Glenn E. George Funeral Home, St. Paul, with the Rev. James Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 4-9 p.m.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
Thursday, November 5, 1970
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LEO W. HURST
DIES IN HOSPITAL
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Leo W. Hurst, 71, 5250 E. Terrace, Indianapolis, former Shelbyville resident, died Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Community Hospital in Indianapolis. He had been hospitalized three months. A meat cutter, Mr. Hurst was employed in several local stores before moving to Indianapolis in 1940. He worked in the meat department of Standard Grocery there until his retirement eight years ago.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Hurst was a member of the First Presbyterian Church here and Local No. 167 of the Meat Cutters Union.
Born in Shelbyville June 13, 1899, he was the son of Elsworth and Eva (Parrish) Hurst. He married Leona Thurston on June 11, 1939, and she survives. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Marie Fisher, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Ethel Cherry, Los Angeles, Calif., and a brother, George Hurst, Indianapolis. Two brothers preceded in death.
Services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Ewing Mortuary. The Rev. James A. Schumacher will officiate and burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 3:00 p.m. Friday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville News
Saturday, March 30, 1946
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DEATH CLAIMS ST. PAUL MAN
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Rites for George Hurst
Will Be Sunday
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George Hurst, age 74, a resident of the St. Paul community, died at 7:57 a.m. Friday in Memorial Hospital at Greensburg. He had been ill for the past 10 days following an apoplectic stroke.
Born in Clarke county on June 30, 1871, he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Hurst. In May, 1901, he was married to Miss Eva Slifer, and to this union two sons were born. Mrs. Hurst died in May, 1933. Survivors are the two sons, Horace (Jack) Hurst, of Greensburg, and Russell L. Hurst, of St. Paul, and two grandchildren, Don and Dale Hurst, of Greensburg.
Mr. Hurst had resided in the St. Paul community for the past 65 years. He was the last of a family of five children. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the D. E. Carmony funeral home in St. Paul with Rev. Helen Collins officiating. Burial will be in Paul Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Monday, May 16, 1932
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Funeral services for William Hurst, who died at 12:25 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his home southeast of Waldron, will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church at St. Paul, with Rev. Caesar, of Batesville, in charge. Burial will take place in the St. Paul cemetery in charge of Ralph J. Edwards, local funeral director.
Mr. Hurst's death resulted from a brain ailment from which he had suffered for a period of fifteen days. Born in Clark county August 9, 1868, he had spent almost his entire life in the Waldron community. He was sixty-four years of age at the time of his death.
In November, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Laurenah Hewitt, three children being born to this union, who with the widow, survive. They are Mrs. Myrtle Reed, southwest of Waldron; Miss Bernice Hurst, at home, and George Hurst, also at home. One grandson, Norman Hurst, and two brothers, Joseph and George of north of St. Paul, also survives.
Mr. Hurst was a member of the St. Mary's Catholica church at St. Paul, and was also affiliated with the Eagles lodge, at Greensburg.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, June 9, 1921
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BODY OF BERNARD HURST WILL BE
LAID TO REST FRIDAY MORNING
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[Great picture of Bernard in uniform.]
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Word was received here today that the body of Bernard Hurst, private in Battery E, 150th field artillery, who died of wounds received in the accident in which Paul F. Cross, of this city, was instantly killed, has arrived at the home of his mother, Mrs. Matilda Hurst, at Oldenburg. Funeral services will be held at the Oldenburg Catholic church, Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Regular military honors will be paid by the American Legion post of that place.
Members of Battery E and members of Victory Post, No. 70, American Legion, are urged to go to Oldenburg, Friday morning, and be present for the funeral.
Pvt. Hurst was one of the 40 Shelby county boys who enlisted in Battery E in March, 1917, when it was evident that this country would not continue long at peace with Germany. He was a resident of this county four years prior to his enlistment and worked on the farm of Mrs. Pearl Lux, near Prescott, 2-1/2 years previous to joining the army. He was a member of the St. Vincent Catholic church and a young man who was liked by all who knew him.
In service Bernard held the friendship of every member of his battery and served on the same gun crew with Paul Cross, whose body was laid to rest in Forest Hill cemetery, Memorial Day. Paul Cross was killed instantly when the gun at which they were on duty exploded and Bernard Hurst died on the way to a hospital in the rear of the line.
As did more than 40 other boys who enlisted from Shelby county and gave up their lives in the World war, Bernard was a good soldier and fought that we might enjoy the liberties which are now our pleasures. It would indeed be fitting for a large number of local persons to attend the funeral and show the respect of Shelby county for the services rendered.

Ibid.
June 16, 1921
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FLORAL TRIBUTE
FOR BERNARD HURST
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(From Thursday's Daily.)
As a tribute to Bernard Hurst, member of Battery E, 150th field artillery, who was killed in France and whose body will be laid to rest, Friday morning at Oldenburg, Ind., the business men of this city, thru Pete Schaeffer, chairman of the flower fund, sent a beautiful American flag floral piece to the home of the deceased soldier's mother at Oldenburg. Bernard enlisted from this county and lived here for more than four years previous to his enlistment. The flag of flowers is indeed a showing of appreciation of Shelbyville's business and professional men for the service rendered by Private Hurst.
A number of local people, including former members of Battery E, will be present for the funeral services, which will be held tomorrow morning at the Oldenburg Catholic church.
Mrs. Pearl Lux, of near Prescott, on whose farm Bernard worked previous to enlisting, left today for Oldenburg taking with her the floral offering of the local merchants.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

A Shelbyville Newspaper
Saturday, August 6, 1910
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Harriet Martha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Hurst, died at their home in Orange township, Rush county, this morning at 4:30 o'clock, of cholera infantum, aged one year, two months and sixteen days. The family consists of parents, six brothers and four sisters. Funeral services at the family residence on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by the Rev. Schwartz, of St. Paul. Interment in Paul Hill cemetery in charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Wednesday, February 23, 1910
Page 4
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Frank C. Hurst, a well known farmer of Decatur county, died at his home near St. Omer at one o'clock Tuesday morning. His death was due to a complicaiton of diseases from which he had long been suffering. Mr. Hurst has been aware for some time that the end was near and he awaited the call of the death angel with patience and resignation, retaining consciousness until the last few moments of his life. He was fifty years of age and had always resided in the St. Omer community. He leaves his wife and five small children, and also three brothers, Joseph, George and William. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church in St. Paul at ten o'clock Thursday morning, Rev. Father Ketter officiating, and interment will be made in the cemetery at St. Paul in charge of Stewart & Fix.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

The Shelbyville Republican
Thursday, April 3, 1902
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The funeral of Mrs. [Theresa] Hurst occurred at the Catholic church on March 31, the priest of St. Vincent church officiating. At the grave a serious accident was barely avoided. As the casket was being lowered into the grave the side caved in and the casket turned sideways against the grave, two or three men barely escaped being caught under the casket.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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