of Cushman, AR
May 4, 1938 - May 19, 2019
Mary Jo (Benton) Hurley, 81, of Cushman passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019.
She was born on May 4, 1938 in Cushman to Clarence Benton and Mary Leneail (Winkle) Benton.
Mary Jo loved her husband and her family dearly as well as her church family. She was a member and pianist at Cushman Assembly of God. She was a graduate of Cushman High School and Arkansas College (Currently Lyon College) and was a retired Cushman School teacher and Co-Owner of Hurley Gas Company for 25 years. She served several years as Secretary of Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association, was active in the Cushman Alumni Association and was also a member of the Paper Chase Writer's Club.
Survivors include her husband of almost 63 years, Samuel D. Hurley; one son, Kenny (Edwina) Hurley of Cushman; one daughter, Debbie (Roger) Covington of Cushman; four grandchildren, Chris (Kaila) Hurley, Trish (Josh) Goodwin, Kyle (Katie) Covington, and Brittany Jo Hurley; two great-grandchildren, Gwen Goodwin and Owen Goodwin; three sisters, Linda McPherson and Evelyn Riley both of Cushman and Laura Robertson of Batesville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Wayne Benton.
Pallbearers will be Kyle Covington, Chris Hurley, Patrick McPherson, Boyce Wayne Benton, Brad Robertson, and Chad Robertson. Honorary pallbearers will be Phillip Riley, David Riley, Brittany Jo Hurley, and Trish Goodwin.
Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Cushman Assembly of God with Bro. Carl Blankenship and Josh Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Batesville.
The family would like extend a special thank you to Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home and the staff for the care Mary Jo received.
Memorials can be made to the Cushman Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 7, Cushman, AR 72526, or the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, P.O. Box 394, Cushman, AR 72526.
She was a special lady. So sorry for your loss.
So sorry to hear of Mary Jo’s passing . We pray for peace and comfort for you all knowing she is in Gods Hands.
Love in Christ,
Freddy & Wilma
Saddened to hear of Mary Jo passing. It doesn't matter how long we have to prepare for the loss of our loved one, it still is heartbreaking. We will pray for strength to carry the family through the hard days to follow. RIP Mrs. Mary Jo
She was a good and kind woman.
Sammy, Debbie & Roger, Kenny & Edwina, Chris & Kaila, and the family...I send my sincere condolences to each of you for the loss of this special lady. She will certainly be missed by her family as well as in the community and the nursing home. Mary Jo was always kind to me and I loved her. I’m sorry I will miss the services as I am helping to take care of my sister at this time. Prayers for peace & comfort now and in the coming days and weeks. â¤ï¸ðŸ™
You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Sorry for your loss. Keeping your family in our prayers
Heartfelt condolences to your family during such a sad time. Keeping y’all in our thoughts and prayers.
We have you all in our thoughts and prayers. The Kenny Wilson Family
Condolences to the family.
I am so sorry praying for the family
Sorry for your loss prayers for the family
I’m very sorry for your great loss! She was such a genuinely kind lady. My condolences, thoughts, & prayers for the whole family. Linda Herpin 🌹
In our thoughts and prayers,
Phyllis, Alan, Paige, & Andrew Vickery
So sorry for your loss. Keeping you & family in prayer.
So sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Prayers for the family.
RIP Mary Jo Prayers for the family!
Mary Jo was a wonderful person an will be missed
Praying for your family through this sad time.
Mary Joe was a wonderful lady, in my teens we all were apart of the same church, we all went to camp together..so many wonderful memories of that, and school days.she will be missed..my regards to her family as they say a last farewell ..Prayers to each of you.And may you all ways be blessed with the memories you hold of this very special lady.God Bless..
So sorry Debbie for your loss..
Ms. Mary Jo will be truly missed! Thank you all for letting us take care of her and know that our prayers are with you all during this time of sadness.
Sincerely , Terri Skelton
Prayers for comfort
May the peace of Christ get you all through this difficult time ... our thoughts prayers and love is with you all ...