Gary Mac Hurst, a 70-year-old Trenton resident, died at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 at the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.
Memorial services are scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. A celebration of life gathering will follow at the Trenton Elks Lodge.
The family will be receiving people at the home of Loma Hurst.
Mr. Hurst was born on Oct. 11, 1944 in Madison, WI, the son of Henry Palmer “H.P.” and Loma Lois Cooper Hurst. He graduated from Trenton High School in the class of 1962 before attending Trenton Junior College and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College. From 1966 through 1970, he was in the United States Air Force. In April 1971 he became an American Family Insurance Agent and after 41 years of service he retired in 2012.
Mr. Hurst was very active in the Trenton community, serving on the city council in both third and fourth wards, serving as Riverside Country Club president for two terms and was an Elks Lodge Past Exalted Ruler. He was also a member of the Jaycees, served on the Miss Trenton Pageant Board and recently was the president of the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association. He was also a member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Mr. Hurst is survived by two sons, Kevin Hurst and his wife, Carrie of White Bear Lake, MN and Kyle Hurst and his wife, Keli of Kansas City; his mother, Loma Hurst of Trenton; two brothers, Jim Hurst and his wife, Mary of Burlington, WI and Ron Hurst and his wife, Marsha of Trenton; six grandchildren, Amber, Kody, Karson, Kyle, Karter and Kaden; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Riverside Country Club or the donor’s choice. They may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
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