George Allan Hurt

George Allan Hurt (Jim) passed away Monday September 22nd, 2025, peacefully at The Hospice House in Eureka California at the age of 95. Jim was born on January 5th, 1930, to Ruby and George Sr Hurt. He was raised in Fresno Ca on the family farm. Jim was the youngest sibling he had a brother named Johnny and 7 sisters Nita, Laura, Betty, Ina, Lula, Joyce, and Donna. Jim started working at the age of 9 years old helping his dad on the farm he would be milking cows at 3am among other jobs on the farm. Jim got drafted into the Army on February 6th, 1951. Jim fought on the front line for the Korean war. He was very proud to become a vet and all his accomplishments and loved to tell about it. He was discharged December 19th, 1952. Jim married Virginia Lessley and together they had 2 children Tommy and Sandy and numerous grandchildren and great grand kids. Later they divorced. Jim moved to McKinleyville, California in February of 1962 where he met the love of his life Margie Wilson. They bought a house at 3263 Barnett Ave in McKinleyville, and married May 14th, 1966. They started a family, Jim adopted 3 of Margies’ kids and had 3 together with Margie.  Guy Hurt (Kathy), Kim Hurt (Carrie), Jimmy Hurt (Larisa), Tony Hurt, Andrea (Johnny).  Jim had grandkids, Brad Hurt, Stephanie Martin, Jaden Hurt, Mckenzie Hurt, Steven Pigon (Jessica). He also had great grand kids Kaden Martin and Mckenzie Martin.

Jim also had lifelong friends Hazel Perini, Dorann Wolf and Katie Coventry.

Over the years Jim worked for Mad River Plywood, then Simpson. He was a caretaker for Camp Bauer. He worked for Weyer Hauser Plywood Mill, and Blue Lake Forest Products. When Margie became ill, Jim would push Margie up and down McKinleyville in her wheelchair. He wore out his hips and had 4 operations. Every year the two of them looked forward to the Pony Express Parade where you could watch Jim pushing Margie in the parade. The town of McKinleyville gave them a nickname, The McKinleyville walkers. Jim never knew a stranger. He always had his arm out waving to people even if he didn’t know them. On January 1, 2012, after 4 years of ........... Margie passed away. Jim missed her dearly and kept busy tinkering in his shed. Fixing anything that needed fixing. He still was in the Pony Express Parade this time riding his 3-wheel bike. Tony and Jim joined the club; they would lift weights and walk on the treadmill. The staff and customers were impressed at how well a 95-year young man could be so fit. Tony and Jim would go to Church North Fork after that you could find them at Ramones Coffee shop drinking coffee and chatting away. Tony took great care of his dad until the end.

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