Katherine Hurt

HURT, Katherine Mitchell "Kitty," of Mechanicsville, passed away at home surrounded by her family Sunday, January 2, 2009 after a long, courageous battle with cancer and the effects of whole-brain radiation. Ms. Hurt, the daughter of the late Frank Mitchell Sr. and Annie LeSueur Mitchell, was born April 15, 1933 in Buckingham County and was a graduate of John Marshall High School. She began working at United Insurance Company at the young age of 16. One of her proudest accomplishments is the fact that she worked for them for 57 years, retiring as office manager only when forced to by her illness. Kitty will always be remembered for her contagious laugh, her incredible work ethic, her independence and her undying devotion to her children. She is survived by her two daughters, Cathi Lynn Hurt and Cindi Hurt Crawford and her husband, Greg, all of Mechanicsville; two sisters, Lillian Dowdy of Sandston and Mary Jane Jones and her husband, Thurmon, of North Carolina; three brothers, Frank Mitchell Jr. of Sandston, Kenneth Mitchell Sr. and his wife, Margaret, of Mechanicsville, and Raymond Mitchell and his wife, Louise, of Quinton; and her precious granddaughter, Jessica Leigh Archer of Mechanicsville. The family received friends at Monaghan Funeral Home in Mechanicsville on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Mechanicsville Baptist Church. Interment followed at Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cullather Brain Tumor & Quality of Life Center, 5875 Bremo Road, St. Mary's Hospital, Medical Office Building South, Suite 108, Richmond, Virginia 23226. The family would also like to express their appreciation to her caregivers and second family, Jeannette Wyatt, Miesha Wyatt, Cynthia Smith, Cierra Smith and Cynthia Curtis, for the love and devotion they showed to "Miss Kitty" in the last months of her life.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.