MOUNT VERNON — R. Alice Hurlow, 82, of Mount Vernon died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
She was born Jan. 21, 1927, in Walhonding to the late Andrew B. and Bessie (Beal) Nethers. Alice was a member of Gay Street United Methodist Church. She volunteered for the Knox County Agricultural Museum and the Knox County Historical Museum. She enjoyed bus trips, swimming at the YMCA and spending time with her two sons and grandsons. Her memory will live on through all of the many customers of her sewing and upholstery work.
Alice is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Julie) Hurlow of Malta, Ohio, and Daniel (Suzanne) Hurlow of Woodbridge, Va.; grandsons, Jesse (Tracy) Hurlow of Zanesville and Chase Hurlow of Columbus.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Kenneth Hurlow in 2005; brothers, Carl and Jack Nethers; an aunt and uncle, Lelia and Donald Young.
Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gay Street United Methodist Church, where funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dr. David A. Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens. The Dilley-Lasater Funeral Home in Mount Vernon is handling the funeral arrangements for the Hurlow family.
Memorial contributions may be made in Alice’s name to Gay Street United Methodist Church Living Memorial Fund, 18 N. Gay St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050.
To express a condolence or share a memory with the Hurlow family please visit www.dilleylasater.com.
