Arlen Hurst

Arlen Hurst

BENTON, Mo. -- Arlen J. Hurst, 78, of Benton, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Saint Francis Medical Center.

He was born Nov. 21, 1930, at Clayton, Mo., son of Joseph Rudolph and Clara Catherine Hilderbrand Hurst. He and Madeline Patricia West were married Nov. 25, 1948, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, Mo.

Hurst was a retired truck driver and farmer. He was a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus No. 4311, a member of the Marble Hill Lions Club, school board member at Oran and a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold, Mo.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Ronnie Hurst of Oran; two daughters, Kathy Jordan of Jackson, Patti Morris of Oran; a sister, Shirley Young of Oran; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two twin sons and a brother.

Friends may call at 11 a.m. Monday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Phillip Jordan officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill.