Alvin Dewain "A.D." Hurst Sr.

MORVEN, N.C., - Mr. Alvin Dewain “A.D.” Hurst Sr., age 84, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008, in Carolinas Medical Center-Union. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home Chapel, Chesterfield, SC. Interment will follow in the Ratliff Family Cemetery in New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Casons Old Field, NC. Visitation is from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2008, prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Hurst was born March 27, 1924, in Chesterfield, SC, and was the son of Novella Campbell and Finley Thomas Hurst. He was a loving and much loved and adored husband, father and grandfather. He attended Clemson University and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served in the European Theatre. He was employed by the United States Postal Service for 34 years and worked in the Chesterfield and Rock Hill, SC, offices. He retired as Postmaster in McFarlan, NC. He was a devoted Christian, a kindhearted and generous man with unquestionable integrity. He was affectionately known as “Pop.” His great pastime and avocation was the training of field trial bird dogs. He received the H. Cooper Black, Jr. Sportsmanship and Sportsman of the Year Award in 1998-99. In 2002, he was inducted into the South Carolina Bird Dog Hall of Fame. He served as President of the Chesterfield Field Trial Club for many years. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Chesterfield, where he was a member of the Wesley Fellowship Class, the Men’s Club, and served on the Administrative Board. Mr. Hurst was preceded in death by his brothers, Leverne Thomas Hurst and Billy Campbell Hurst, and a sister, Myrtis Hurst Teal.

Survivors include beloved wife of 61 years: Sue Gulledge Hurst of the home; daughter: Susanne Hurst McGuire and her husband, William Bulgin McGuire Jr. of Charlotte, NC; son: Alvin Dewain Hurst Jr. and his wife, Anna Young Hurst of Morven, NC; grandchildren: Caroline Robinson McGuire of New York, NY, William Hurst McGuire of Charlotte, NC, Molly Lauer McGuire of Charlotte, NC; sister: Ruby Hurst Teal of Winnsboro, SC; also numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to: St. Paul United Methodist Church, 305 W. Main Street, Chesterfield, SC, or to the Chesterfield Field Trial Association, C/o Emsley A. Laney Jr., 703 E. Main Street, Chesterfield, SC 29709.

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC, (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Hurst family.