Don was an avid outdoorsman and loved sports, specifically baseball and football. During high school, he played on the 1961 Class 2A State Championship at Montevallo High School football team. Don spent 20 years serving as a Boy Scout Leader and was a part of 60 Eagle Scouts being awarded their badges. He loved serving in his church as a Deacon and Elder in his earlier years and was currently a member of Westwood Baptist Church in Alabaster. He and Kathy loved being a part of the Sunday school class at Westwood.
Don was a Mason of the Masonic Central Lodge No. 70 of Montevallo. He served as President of the Shelby County Life Underwriter’s Association. At the end of his many years of banking, he retired as Vice President with Southtrust Bank.
Don is survived by his sister, Peggy Kent; step-siblings, Barbara Barton (Mike), Alan Barclay (Beryl), B. J. Barclay, and Nancy Rood (Mike); children, Shanon Hurt, Timothy Mullins (Stephanie), Meredith Hurt, Leigh Pounds (Andrew) and Dana Hurt Leslie; eight grandchildren, Michael Hurt, Kodie Box, Taylor Leslie, Preston Pounds, Jaxon Leslie, Meghan Box, Peyton Pounds, and Landon Hurt; numerous nieces and nephews; and his church family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Hurt; father, James Hurt, Jr.; step-father, Lee A. Barclay, Sr.; mother, Bessie Barclay; and step-brother, Lee A. Barclay, Jr.
A visitation for Don will be held Monday, October 23, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Rockco Funeral Home, 3715 Highway 25, Montevallo, Alabama 35115, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.rockcofuneralmontevallo.com for the Hurt family.
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