George Allen Hurst, 86, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky passed away on January 10, 2023, under the care of Hospice of Western Kentucky. He was born on August 23, 1936, to the late Kermit “Jim” Hurst and Mildred Richardson Hurst. George was a member of Beaver Dam United Methodist Church and was a United States Army Veteran. He was retired from Peabody Coal Company where he worked at Riverview Mine and Ken Mine. George had a love for golf and played every time he possibly could. He was a charter member of the Ohio County Country Club. George won the Men’s Club Championship several times and the Men’s Invitational once.
Aside from his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Judith A. Hurst and Phyllis Shown and a half brother, Jack Lane.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of fifty-nine years, Frances Oller Hurst of Beaver Dam; one Daughter, Andrea (Stephen D.) Slack of Maceo; two Sisters, Faye (Keith) Swanson of Morrison, Colorado, and Diana (Jon) Hogan of Griffin, Georgia; Brother-in-Law, Bob Shown of Beaver Dam and one Granddaughter, Hannah Slack of Owensboro. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday January 14, 2023, at Beaver Dam United Methodist Church (302 N. Lafayette Street, Beaver Dam, Kentucky 42320) with Rev. Jeremy Ruegg officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Friends may visit with George’s family from 10 A.M.- 2 P.M. Saturday at the church.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donation to Beaver Dam United Methodist Church, 302 N. Lafayette Street, Beaver Dam, Kentucky 42320. Envelopes will be available at the church.
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William L. Danks Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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