Fornie McGlaun Hurtt

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in the Chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus. Rev. Scott Hagan and Mr. Thomas Mayton will officiate. Interment will be at Parkhill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jack Jarrell McGlaun, Dr. S. Albert Caves, George R. McGlaun, Jr., Charles Hayes McGlaun, Guy Hayes Kenimer, William Cook Pound, Sr., Richard Braddock Hill, Jr. and A. Jeff Garrett, Jr.

Mrs. Hurtt was born the ninth of twelve children on April 30, 1911 in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Charles Hayes McGlaun and Lula Clyde Bagley McGlaun. She graduated from Richland High School in 1928 and moved to Front Avenue in Columbus to live in the now historic Bagley home where she resided while attending Clarabelle Smith Business School. Her great-grandfather, William Bagley, had been a pioneer in Muscogee County. After arriving in 1827, he helped clear the land for Broad Street and dug the first well in Columbus. His family lived in Muscogee County until Chattahoochee County was created from Muscogee County in 1854. Fornie’s grandfather, David Gaskin McGlaun, arrived in the area in 1828 and served with William Bagley as two of the first commissioners of Chattahoochee County. At the age of 17, Fornie McGlaun represented Chattahoochee County as a maiden on their float in the Columbus Centennial Parade in 1928. She married Arthur William (Bill) Hurtt on December 24, 1933. At the time of her marriage, she worked as a bookkeeper at Rosenberg Jewelers in downtown Columbus. Mrs. Hurtt was employed by several judges at the Muscogee County Courthouse before opening her own business, Hurtt Department Store on Talbotton Road. She operated her store for over thirty years before closing it in 1987. After her retirement, Fornie traveled extensively in Europe, Israel and North America. At the age of 95, Mrs. Hurtt moved to Spring Harbor where she was a friend to everyone and was loved by the staff and residents.

Fornie Hurtt was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and was previously a longtime member of Rose Hill United Methodist Church. She was an active member of the George Walton Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; the Lizzie Rutherford Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy; and an Emeritus member of Columbus Chapter #261 Order of Eastern Star.

Surviving family members include her brother, Dequindre McGlaun and wife Kathryn, sister-in-law Marion Mayfield McGlaun; niece Jan McGlaun Caves and her children, Dr. S. Albert Caves (Michelle) (their sons, Bo and Thomas Caves) and Quin Caves Johnson (David) (their children, Tyler, Lindsay and Lucy Johnson); nephew, Jack Jarrell McGlaun (Diane) and their daughters, Jill McGlaun Meeler (Kevin) (their children Will and Chappell Meeler) and Susan McGLaun; nephew Guy Kenimer and his wife Sally and their children: Carroll Kenimer Pound (Bill), Cynthia Kenimer Hill (Brad) and Guy Hayes Kenimer (Becky); her great-great- nieces and nephews who were faithful to visit her: Richard and Sara Hill, Guy, Meg and Katie Kenimer and Sally, Lucy and Bill Pound. She is also survived by a dear cousin, Walter Pope, Jr. and his wife Ruth and her God-child, Dana Nordmeyer Elmore (J.T.) (their daughters: Arwen, Linnea and Fornie).

Other surviving nieces are: Lenore Hurtt Deanhardt (Neal); Grace Garrett and her children, Jeff Garrett (Debbie) and Nancy Garrett Brewbaker (Gary); Louise Miller and her daughters, Marilyn Miller Anderson (Erns) (their children, Erns Anderson, Jr., Cameron Anderson (Erica) and Karen Anderson Hall (Taddy); Betty Miller Jimenez (David) (their daughter, Kimberly Jimenez); and Sue Miller Danielson (Leon) (their daughters, Renee Danielson Fischer (Matt) and Jennifer Danielson); Catherine McGlaun Mendoza (Miguel); Karen Kemp Wilcher; Romana McGlaun Veeck (Peter) and Pricilla McGlaun Price (Bill). Nephews include: Charles Hayes McGlaun (Lisa) and their adoring daughters, Amanda McGlaun Scott (David) and Leah McGlaun; George R. McGlaun, Jr. (Lynne) and children Sloan McGlaun Moore and George R. McGlaun III; Stan McGlaun and son Austin McGlaun; Allan McGlaun, Sr. and his sons: Brian (Cookie), Allan, Jr.(Rita) and Tommy McGlaun (Deborah); Ed Kemp (Barbara) and Amos Kemp, plus numerous other extended family members. Fornie Hurtt had a heart relationship with each member of her family from the oldest to the youngest. Special love and appreciation is extended to her dear friend, Jackie Paulk and her friends and caregivers at Spring Harbor and Columbus Hospice.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Epworth United Methodist Church, 2400 Devonshire Drive, Columbus, GA 31904; Rose Hill United Methodist Church, 2101 Hamilton Road Columbus, GA 31904; Columbus Hospice at www.columbushospice.com or to the charity of your choice.