Julie Trusty

BENTON - Julie Gaye (Cluck) Trusty, 50, born June 28, 1963, passed away on Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, 2014, in UF Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., after a brief illness.

Julie was born June 28, 1963, in Benton, to Elmer and Eva Faye Cluck.

She attended Benton High School where she graduated in 1981 and also attended Rend Lake College in Ina.

She married Roderick L. Trusty on March 5, 1982. Rod and Julie served as pastors for Church of God in Plymouth, Mich.; Canton, Ohio; Clermont, Fla.; Princeton, N.C.; Englewood, Fla., and were currently serving as the pastors of Westwood Hills Church in Gainesville, Fla., upon her passing.

Julie worked as the administrator for the Love-N-Care Preschool, a ministry of Westwood Hills Church. Her hobbies included scrapbooking with her daughter, Baylee and watching her son, Blake play semi-professional paintball when he was a teen. She loved to shop with her friends and vacationing with her family. Her love of music, both vocally and instrumentally complimented their ministry through the years.

Julie is survived by her husband of 32 years, Rod Trusty; her son, Blake, 21, of North Port, Fla.; and her daughter Baylee, 14, of Cross Creek, Fla.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Eva Faye (Woods) Cluck and her grandparents, all of Benton.

Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in Family Christian Center in Clermont, Fla., with Dr. Mark Williams, presiding Bishop of Church of God, Cleveland, Tenn., officiating the service along with other pastors and friends. A visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Westwood Hills Church in Gainesville, Fla., and from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Family Christian Center in Clermont, Fla.

Local services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in New Life Church of God in Benton, with the Rev. Cameron Trusty and Pastor Mark Todd officiating the service. Interment will be in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery in Benton. Local visitation will from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home in Benton.

Memorials may be made to the Julie Trusty Trust Fund online at www.cavenderministries.org or by sending gifts to Westwood Hills Church in Gainesville, Fla.

To sign the memorial guestbook, visit www.hobbsjohnson.com.