Raymond Lynn Hurt, Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away February 1, 2024, at Valley Manor in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, from complications due to Parkinson\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n
Mr. Hurt was born in Columbia, Missouri, to Raymond Lynn Hurt, Sr., and Etta Yvonne McCullough on
\nJanuary 27, 1934. He was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Blackwell and both parents.<\/p>\n
Mr. Hurt graduated from Excelsior Springs High in 1952, and attended college in Marshall, Missouri, later studying at UMKC Conservatory of Music. He was active in the Boy Scouts and served as choir director at Woods Memorial Christian Church for 15 years. He retired in 1984 from the Kansas City Star<\/em> after 30 years.<\/p>\n He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Joyce Elaine (Siegel) Hurt; sons, Jeffery Lynn Hurt and Brent David Hurt, of Kansas City and New York, respectively; granddaughter, Taylor Hurt, also of New York; and niece, Linda (Blackwell) Campbell, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri.<\/p>\n Cremation. No services are scheduled at this time.<\/p>\n Arrangements in care of Bross & Spidle Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs.<\/p>\n Joyce and family, I\u2019m praying for you! Ray was a nice man. Joyce our prayers are with you. Joyce, I\u2019m sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Joyce, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your son’s at your loss of Ray. He was a great man and we enjoyed having you both in our Seekers Sunday School and in our church. We are so very sad to hear of Ray\u2019s passing. You two were terrific partners for more than 70 years\u2014remarkable! It was fun to share memories when we were dining together. So sorry to hear about Ray. Always enjoyed visiting with him and singing together in choir. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. ~ Susan Nedblake<\/p>\n So sorry for your loss. Enjoyed his leadership in directing and planning the Senior Choir at PWUMC in the nursing homes and assisted living facilities. 70 years is amazing – you were so blessed. Praying for you and your family, Joyce. Miss seeing you! Joyce, I am so sorry to hear of Ray’s passing. He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed. I remember a number of Seekers dinner at your place at Crown Center he was a great host and very funny. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this sad time. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I supported you many years ago and it was an honor to be your assistant. I always enjoyed hearing about Ray and the boys. I hope you find comfort in many family memories. Joyce and family: May you find peace through Christ\u2019s love. I sang in the Sr. Choir under Ray\u2019s direction. Sorry for your loss. Joyce, my condolences to you and your family on Ray\u2019s death. David Allen just sent me a copy of his obituary. We had many great memories together in the past. I will try to call you. Raymond Lynn Hurt, Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away February 1, 2024, at Valley Manor in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, from complications due to Parkinson\u2019s Disease. Mr. Hurt was born in Columbia, Missouri, to Raymond Lynn Hurt, Sr., and Etta Yvonne McCullough on January 27, 1934. He was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15413"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15548,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15413\/revisions\/15548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Our Sincere Condolences<\/h5>\n
\n-Morgan with Interim
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\nLawrie & Willene Arthur<\/p>\n
\nVirginia Pat Kerns<\/p>\n
\nIn Christ’s Love, Thelma and Gene Pease<\/p>\n
\nPrayers and blessings, Joyce.
\nIn Christ\u2019s Love, Phil & Connie<\/p>\n
\nBrenda Denton<\/p>\n
\nGod bless, Sandy Ruppert<\/p>\n
\nPaula Lierman<\/p>\n
\nDianne Kixmiller<\/p>\n
\nSusan Jesso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"