Don was an avid golfer. On the run, he became a vagrant urinating in public, sometimes disguising himself as a mute woman. 4750 Palm Valley Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, COPYRIGHT 2022, PONTE VEDRA VALLEY FUNERAL HOME |. Donald O. Hurst Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. "Don" Hurst, 90, of Waterloo, died Friday, September 13, 2019. 0 cemeteries found in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA. After the interview, a shaken Mr. Durst went into a bathroom, unaware that his wireless microphone was still on, and made a rambling off-camera confession, ending with: What the hell did I do? or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Lehman Funeral Home 334501 Rte 66, Wellston, OK 74881. He married Elma Rogers Tyson in 2012; she. For years, Ms. Berman, a journalist, had been Mr. Dursts spokeswoman and staunchest defender in confrontations with reporters and his wifes family and friends after her disappearance. He was the captain for the basketball team while he attended college and held records for several years at UALR. Please reset your password. DON HURST OBITUARY Don "Doc" S. Hurst passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the age of 51. I had no choice. Mr. Balian added, That says it all.. in business. He was also cherished by his eight grandchildren & four great-grandchildren. Search above to list available cemeteries. Mr. Lewis said the virus had worsened a host of already existing medical problems. The 1961 yearbook had only one picture of him and mentioned no extracurricular activities. He was a 1947 graduate of Atwood High School. in memory of Donald Jean Hurst, please visit our floral store. He enjoyed volunteering at the Hays Good Samaritan Society. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, a memorial gift be made to Friends of Lamar Porter Field c/oJay Rogers Sports; Rodney Parham Rd., Little Rock, Ark., or Maumelle FUMC,1201 Edgewood Dr., P.O. Robert Donald (Don) Hurst passed away after a long illness on September 28, 2022 at his home surrounded by family. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Donald Hurst (203058226)? 72113. Born in Charleston, he was a son of William Thomas Hurst of Florida and Marion Kennedy Hurst of Murphreesboro, TN. Try again. Write your message of sympathy today. Until his last days, when asking Don how he was, he would always respond with love: Better now that youre here.. He made friends everywhere he went, and he never forgot his friends. Don is survived by his adoring daughter April and. Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Don's name to Edmond Mobile Meals, 25 W 3rd St, Edmond, OK 73003 (https://edmondmobilemeals.org) where he served as a volunteer. to the family or plant a tree In the last interview, Mr. Jarecki confronted Mr. Durst with two envelopes, each with block-letter handwriting one sent by Mr. Durst to Ms. Berman in 1999, the other sent anonymously to the L.A.P.D. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Dons name to Edmond Mobile Meals, 25 W 3rd St, Edmond, OK 73003 (https://edmondmobilemeals.org/donate) where he served as a volunteer. They quarreled about having a child. He will be greatly missed but remembered always with love and respect. He married Elma Rogers Tyson in 2012; she died Feb. 12, 2016. Don graduated from Thomas McKean HS and the University of Delaware, and was also a lifetime member of Cranston Heights Fire Dept. In September, he was found guilty in the fatal shooting of a confidante and sentenced to life in prison. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Don is survived by his wife Gayle Hurst, his children Mike and Kelley Hurst, Cindy and Mo Gessouroun, Steve Hurst and Lindsay Clark, Kelli Hurst and his eight grandchildren & four great-grandchildren. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. They built a model of a skyscraper that their father, Seymour Durst, was building on East 42nd Street. He beat his wife and, by her familys account, forced her to have an abortion; beheaded a man he had killed as he sat in a pool of blood, and once wrote a cadaver note, telling the Los Angeles police where to find a woman who had been shot in the head. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. He was a 1947 graduate of Atwood High School. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Mr. Chavin testified that in a 2014 sidewalk conversation in New York, Mr. Durst admitted that he had killed Ms. Berman, saying: It was her or me. After two dates, he invited Kathleen McCormack, a medical student living in a Durst building, to move with him to Vermont, where he had opened a health-food store, All Good Things. They lived frugally, settled into a hippie pad and drove a Volkswagen Beetle. Some of the best times for Don were spent at Galveston or Lake Hiawassee enjoying his children, grandchildren & extended family. For Don, family was first, always. Don entered the restaurant business with some friends and his very first assignment sent him to Freeport, Bahamas, where he met the love of his life, Shane. He was principal of Lincoln Elementary School and was then hired as the first Assistant Superintendent of Schools for USD 489 in 1966 and also served as the Director of K-12 Curriculum Development and Director of Special Education, retiring in June of 1992 after 36 years in the district. Don & Gayle have three children, Mike, Cindy and Steve. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Jan. 10, 2022. telling detectives where to find her body. Add to your scrapbook. In his summation to the jury, one of the prosecutors, Habib A. Balian, repeated Mr. Dursts words: It was her or me. You can cancel at any time. We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters: Nellie Hurst, Euella Erickson, Florine Vernon, Pauline Olsen, and Nora Bearley, his brothers: John Hurst and Francis Hurst, and two grandchildren: Janice Schuckman and Cambry Dinkel. Sign up to get the most recent local obituaries delivered to your inbox. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He is also survived by his lifelong best friend, Roger Cornwell; ex-wife Elena Cervantes; loving cousins and friends. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Add a Memory. If you have ever had one of Coy's famous steaks, Don probably came by your table to welcome you.Don and Shane were both members of FUMC Maumelle. He was 78. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Sign the Guest Book. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. "What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us." Donald James Hurst Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Resend Activation Email. He said he went back to South Salem, had a drink with neighbors and later reached his wife by phone at their penthouse on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. GREAT NEWS! Edmund D. Fountain for The New York Times. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203058226/donald-jackson-hurst. All rights reserved. JAMES HURST OBITUARY DELAWARE James Donald "Jim" Hurst, age 92, of Delaware, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at Grady Memorial Hospital with his son by his side. Memorials: may be directed to the family. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Don graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1948. Two days after the sentencing, a New York State Police investigator, Joseph C. Becerra, filed a criminal complaint in Lewisboro, N.Y., accusing Mr. Durst of second-degree murder in the long-unsolved disappearance of his wife, Kathie McCormack Durst. He was born July 11, 1929, in Waterloo, son of George and Grace Stafford Hurst. This account has been disabled. 825 N Main Street Tuscumbia, AL DONALD HURST OBITUARY Donald Hurst's passing on Saturday, January 21, 2023 has been publicly announced by Morrison Funeral Home - Tuscumbia in Tuscumbia,. Would you like to offer Don Hursts loved ones a condolence message? He was acquitted. Mr. Becerra had been involved in investigating Ms. Dursts disappearance for more than 20 years. The trial resumed in May 2021, and like almost everything else in the Durst saga, it was bizarre, with jurors spread across the courtroom gallery, prosecutors occupying the jury box and everyone, including the judge, wearing masks as a precaution against Covid-19. We are sad to announce that on January 26, 2021, at the age of 85, Don Hurst of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away. Don was a 71-year member of the Masonic Fraternity, Atwood Lodge #164. A handwriting expert said both were written by one person. In 2000, investigators in Los Angeles decided to question Susan Berman. Don was born in Dallas Texas on July 11, 1936 to Louis and Ethel Hurst. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Donald Scott Hurst ). You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Besides additional assets estimated at $100 million, he had a trust fund that paid him $2 million annually. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA. Enter He shared his love of travel and adventure with anyone and everyone who wanted to tag along. 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