JAMES B. HURST 1928 - 2003

ORR, HURST, GREENWOOD, WOLBERS, NICHOLS, SCHUMACHER, ALLEN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 10/17/2003 at 14:08:41

James B. Hurst

Telegraph Herald - Tuesday, August 26, 2003

James B. "Jim" Hurst, 75, of 11948 Sherrill Road, died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center- Dubuque.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 2025 Jackson St. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation was from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., where there was a prayer service at 4:30 p.m.

Mr. Hurst was a truck driver for Gateway Transportation for more than 30 years.

He was born on April 11, 1928, in Blue River, Wis., son of Arthur and Eva (Orr) Hurst. He married Opal P. Greenwood on Nov. 20, 1946, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

He served with the National Guard for two years. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Teamsters Union, Local 421.

He was the flagman at the Sports Bowl and at the Lancaster and Darlington, Wis., and Farley, Iowa, racetracks.

He was an avid fan of his children and grandchildren's wrestling and stock car racing. He also enjoyed fishing and camping.

Surviving are his wife, Opal B. Hurst; a daughter, Sandy D. (Loras) Wolbers, of East Dubuque, Ill.; three sons, Larry J. Hurst and Rickey J. (Kathy) Hurst, both of Dubuque, and Steve J. (Luann) Hurst, of Hazel Green, Wis.; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; a special aunt, Lucy Nichols, of Dubuque, and special friends, Stan and Bernice Robey, of Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Susan Hurst; and two sisters, Mrs. Smokey (Harriet) Schumacher and Mrs. David (Edna) Allen.

A James B. Hurst Memorial Fund has been established.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Brian Sullivan and the nurses and staff of 3 West at Mercy Medical Center- Dubuque, for their care and concern for Jim.