Obituary: Hurst, Grace Mae
Age 108
Our “Amazing Grace” was born on February 19, 1905 in Spangle, Washington to Daisy and Oliver Gildea.
She spent the last 10 years living at “River Mountain Village” in Newport, Washington where “They all spoil me rotten”.
She graduated from Spangle High School, and then worked her way thru “Cheney NORMAL” (now E.W.U.)
as a Telephone Operator.
In 1927 she married Melvin K. Hurst also of Spangle and just home from WWI.
They lived with his parents Joseph and Jane Hurst, and his brother John Hurst in Plaza, Washington, where they raised two children “Hank” and “Luella”.
Grace was active in the Plaza Sewing Club, Plaza Grange and spent endless evenings with Marshall and Harriet Yoke playing bridge - over the years Bridge became her “THING”.
Later in life she was active in D.A.R., Eastern Star, American Legion, Ex-Prisoners of War, and the Canton, Texas Country Club.
Her quiet but humorous ways have lovingly affected so very many lives in WA, ID, UT, Las Vegas NV, Long Beach, CA, and Gun Barrel City, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband Melvin, parents, brothers, sisters, and great-grandson Louis DeWaine Griswold II Cyr.
She is survived by her son and daughter in law Richard “Hank” and Aimee Hurst of Moses Lake, Washington, her daughter Luella Hurst Griswold-Molen, granddaughter Gail Griswold and great-granddaughter Victoria Alexis Griswold, all of Newport, Washington, and numerous nieces and nephews.
There will be a private burial at Spokane Memorial Gardens.
Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home and Crematory of Newport, Washington is in charge of arrangements.
Friends and family are invited to sign the online guest book at www.sherman-knapp.com