Obituary: Hurst, John K. - October 1986 Wolfe County News - Oct. 10, 1986 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************** John K. Hurst, son of John Nathan and Alberta Kelly Hurst, was born at Malaga, KY., March 5, 1918. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Wells, April 3, 1946 at Winchester, KY. They celebrated their 40th anniversary April 13 this year. He was the father of Kelly Wells Hurst, Holton, Indiana: Garret Lynn Hurst, Greensburg, and Carrie Birge, North Vernon and Paul Thomas Hurst, Danville, W.Va. He is also survived by seven grandchildren. Other survivors are two brothers and one sister; Foster and G.T. Hurst of Campton, Ky., and Elizabeth Lacy, West Liberty, KY. As a young boy about the age 12 he carried the U.S. Mail on horse and often spoke of events which occurred then. He served his country faithfully for three years in the Philippine Island Conflict with the 11th Airborne during World War II where he was wounded twice and for which he received the Purple Heart and other medals. After military service, he was self employed as a mechanic, thus providing well for his family. He was always willing to help those in need and will be missed by his many friends and neighbors. Burial in the Grandview Memorial Garden, Madison, Indiana. ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.