UTICA – A funeral service for Bobby Ben Hurd, 86, of Utica, will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 21, at Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N. Main St. in Utica, with Rev. Neal Skiles officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, prior to the funeral service.
Bobby passed away on May 16, 2021, at his residence. He was born on Oct. 7, 1934, in Summersville, West Virginia, to the late Virgil James and Georgie Gaye (Bond) Hurd.
Bobby served honorably in the U.S. Army. He retired from Owens Corning after 37 years. He loved hunting, fishing, golfing and spending time with his family.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Marlene (Melick) Hurd; daughters and son-in-law, Chris Gartner and Donna and Dan Foutty; four grandchildren, Tim and Felicia Swank, Cameron (Alex) Foutty and Monica Foutty; six great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Wilma Hurd; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made to Heath Christian Union Church, 80 Licking View Drive, Heath, OH 43056.
To sign an online guestbook, please visit www.law-bakerfuneralhome.com.
