February 9, 2022 at 9:26 p.m.
Lucile Hurd, 95, Columbus
Lucile Hurd passed away in Columbus, Indiana on February 3, 2022.
She was born in Akron, Ohio on February 18,1927 to Simon Grant and Lottie Jane (Arp) Davis. In 1932 her family moved to Sumner, Kentucky and later to Corbin, Kentucky. In 1941, the family moved to Reading, Ohio. During WW ll, Lucille worked at Progress Lithographic Company in Reading from 1943 to 1963.
After her retirement she married Donald Richard Hurd Sr. and moved to Eaton, Ohio. Lucille raised six stepchildren – Shari Lynn Clifford, triplets May (Leonard) Burrell of Eaton, OH, Martha (Ed) White of Powder Springs, GA, and Mary Kane (Fred) of Ladson, S.C., Cindy (Marvin) Miller of Eaton, OH, and Donald Richard Jr. (Jennifer) of Richmond, IN.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband in 1995, daughter Shari Lynn in 2011, her parents, brothers Roy, Carl and Raymond Davis and sister Ethel Winebrenner.
After her husband’s death, she moved to Columbus, IN in 1995 to care for her elderly mother.
Lucille is survived by brothers Edward Lee Davis and Gordon Davis of Columbus. Indiana, Donald Davis of Seymour, Indiana, Tom Davis of Greenwood, Indiana and sister Ruth Pittsley of Columbus, Indiana. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.
Lucille gave her heart to the Lord in 1945 at Deer Park Assembly of God Church in Deer Park, OH. She was an avid bowler and participated in many leagues during her younger years. She also was considered the family photographer, having accumulated thousands of photos from her teenage years until the present. She acquired this love from her mother who did the same thing. She also loved cooking and farming.
The funeral is being held at Norman Funeral Home of Hope, Indiana on Saturday February 12 at 1 PM. Calling is from 12-1 PM. Services are private for the family only due to the Covid pandemic. Those attending are respectfully asked to wear a mask.
