Charles
Charles Fuqua Hurt
d. January 30, 2016
Charles Fuqua Hurt, P.E., 84, of Lynchburg, Virginia, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Westminster Canterbury.
Charley as he was often known was born October 13, 1931 in Abingdon, Virginia to the late Wallace Owen Hurt and Mary Helen Bickley Hurt. He attended William King High School in Abingdon and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was a member of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon and elder.
After working with the firms of Milstead Boiler Works and Wiley Wilson Engineering, Charley founded Charles F. Hurt Associates in 1964. In 1973, he merged with Erskine W. Proffitt, LS, to form Hurt & Proffitt Inc. in Lynchburg, which became one of the largest civil engineering firms in Central Virginia.
Known by Charleys’ family and many in the community for generosity, Charley frequently gave to those around him. Many lives quietly benefited from his care. Charley delighted in making others smile through jokes told (and retold) and to annual appearances as Santa Claus, to sharing cookies with friends and strangers. Charley served his community as Board Member of the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg as a long-time member of the Kiwanis Club and many other service organizations.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty Ann Cox Hurt; his son, Charles Kincaid Hurt and his wife, Dr. Terry Wright Hurt, and their two daughters: Katherine Leslie Hurt Riedel and her husband, Karl William Riedel, and Alisa Anne Schula and her husband, Peter Jerome Schula; ten grandchildren: Samuel Kincaid Hurt, James Matlock Hurt, Jackson Charles Hurt, Peter William Riedel, Joseph Kincaid Riedel, Jennifer Anne Riedel Wied, Paul Thomas Riedel, Jon Marshall Schula, Amanda Alyse Rios, and Sarah Lynne Huff.
A memorial service for Charley will be held at 11:00 am on February 13, 2016 at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, VA with Rev. Lowell Sykes and Rev. Ron Cox officiating. A private committal will be held at the Old City Cemetery Columbarium.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please consider making memorial contributions to the charity of your choice.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Charley as he was often known was born October 13, 1931 in Abingdon, Virginia to the late Wallace Owen Hurt and Mary Helen Bickley Hurt. He attended William King High School in Abingdon and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was a member of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon and elder.
After working with the firms of Milstead Boiler Works and Wiley Wilson Engineering, Charley founded Charles F. Hurt Associates in 1964. In 1973, he merged with Erskine W. Proffitt, LS, to form Hurt & Proffitt Inc. in Lynchburg, which became one of the largest civil engineering firms in Central Virginia.
Known by Charleys’ family and many in the community for generosity, Charley frequently gave to those around him. Many lives quietly benefited from his care. Charley delighted in making others smile through jokes told (and retold) and to annual appearances as Santa Claus, to sharing cookies with friends and strangers. Charley served his community as Board Member of the Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg as a long-time member of the Kiwanis Club and many other service organizations.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 61 years, Betty Ann Cox Hurt; his son, Charles Kincaid Hurt and his wife, Dr. Terry Wright Hurt, and their two daughters: Katherine Leslie Hurt Riedel and her husband, Karl William Riedel, and Alisa Anne Schula and her husband, Peter Jerome Schula; ten grandchildren: Samuel Kincaid Hurt, James Matlock Hurt, Jackson Charles Hurt, Peter William Riedel, Joseph Kincaid Riedel, Jennifer Anne Riedel Wied, Paul Thomas Riedel, Jon Marshall Schula, Amanda Alyse Rios, and Sarah Lynne Huff.
A memorial service for Charley will be held at 11:00 am on February 13, 2016 at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, VA with Rev. Lowell Sykes and Rev. Ron Cox officiating. A private committal will be held at the Old City Cemetery Columbarium.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please consider making memorial contributions to the charity of your choice.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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