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Leo Winfield Hurst
24 May 1921 – 30 Aug 2006
| Birth | 24 May 1921 |
| Death | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Cemetery | Declo Cemetery Declo , Cassia County , Idaho , USA |
| Added by | RWCNAC on 14 Sep 2006 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15733252 |
Bio
Leo Hurst, of Delco, was a quiet man of service who led by example. He passed away Aug. 30 at his home. He was 85. Hurst was born May 24, 1921, to Winfield and Arvella Thorne Hurst. He spent his younger years in Montana. His father worked for the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., which eventually transferred him to Idaho. The family settled on a farm near Declo. Leo Hurst attended schools in Declo and graduated from Declo High School. He married Utahna Stocking on March 31, 1944, before joining the U.S. Navy. He was station aboard the USS Gilbert Island, an aircraft carrier, during World War II. He worked as a radar man, helping fighter pilots land on the ship. He was proud of his country and was very patriotic. For years to come his children would beg him to model his old Navy uniform - even when it became little snug - and he would teach them to love and appreciate their country. "He had a great love for this country," his daughter Shauna Davis said. "He taught us not to take our freedom for granted. He'd say, 'Someone died for that freedom and we need to appreciate their sacrifice.'" After leaving the service he and Utahna moved to Logan, Utah. While living there he worked at Everton's Hardware Store and studied agriculture at Utah State University. Education was important to him and he made sure that each of his children attended college. He returned to school many years later. At the age of 70, he enrolled at the College of Southern Idaho to learn Spanish. After attending USU for two years he returned to Declo to purchase the family farm and raise his family. In addition to having his own dairy farm he also served on the board of directors of the Dairyman's Creamery Association for a number of years. The Hurst farm was almost entirely self-sustaining, with the dairy for milk, chickens for eggs, beef and pork for meat, a large garden for vegetables and an orchard for fruit. Each of his nine children helped on the farm hoeing beets, milking cows or doing whatever was needed. Leo taught his children to work hard and always be willing to help when help was needed. The Hurst family always seemed to have a few extra around the dinner table whether it was an average Tuesday or a Thanksgiving feast. "If someone dropped in during dinner Dad would just set another place," said Shauna Davis of Rupert. Anyone who was in need was welcomed and helped in any way Hurst was able to help them. He would offer work to those who needed help so they would be able to maintain a level of self-worth. "He wanted people to feel good about themselves," Davis said. "But if they turned down the work he would still help them. He never turned anyone away." Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, September 17, 2006
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- Leona Hurst Anderson 1919–2006
- Harold Robert Hurst 1923–2005
- Floyd Harris Hurst 1925–2000
- Arvel T Hurst 1926–2008
- Arlene Hurst Cheever 1927–2012
- Norman Fredrick Hurst 1929–2019
- Vernal Eugene Hurst 1930–1953
- Archie Samuel Hurst 1932–2016
- Earl Hensen Hurst 1934–2011
- Clinton LaMar Hurst 1936–2017
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