Laurel outlook., 1944-06-21
N. s. HURLESS DIES
At 90 IN MICHIGAN
Funeral At Masonic Temple; /;
Burial In Laurel Cemetery
Set For Friday Afternoon

Marion Scott Hurless, 90, who
came to Laurel a month ago for
what proved to be his last fishing
trip, died Tuesday at Crystal Falls,
Mich. On his last trip here he ar
rived about May 21 and after spend
ing a week or more in Laurel and
on the Saltwater, a favorite fish
ing stream, he returned to Crystal
Falls where he had been rsiding
of late years with daughter, Mrs.
Leora Haight.
M. r. Walton of Laurel, a son-in-
law, announced Wednesday that
funeral services for Mr.. Hurless
will be conducted here Friday after
noon at o'clock at the Masonic
temple and that burial will be in
the Laurel cemetery beside Mrs.
Hurless who died Jan. 1, 1886, and
Mrs. M. r. Walton, a daughter, who
died June 20, 1886. The services at
the temple and grave will be in
charge of Corinthian lodge No. 72,
A. F. & A. NJ, of which the deceas-
ed was a member. AS the oldest
member he had on various occasione
carried the emblems of the order
and led funeral professions for the
lodge.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Crystal Falls before departure of
the remains for Laurel. A grand
daughter will accompany. All de-
tails of the funeral here Friday
had not been completed Wednesday,
Walton said.
Mr.. Hurless was born March ~,
1852, at Washington Courthouse,
Ohio. In 1877 he married Flora
Myers, who was born April 5, 1855,
near Kolida, Ohio. For many years
Mr.. Hurless was in the employ of
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road, from whose service he retired
% years ago as roadmaster when
he had attained the age of 20. All
his active years were spent in rail
road work.
After retirement, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurless came to Laurel to reside
and to be near a daughter, Mrs.
Walton. They arrived here Feb.
q, 1925. Some time after the
ieaths of Mrs. Hurless and Mrs.
Walton he went to live with his
;on-in-law and daughter, DR.. and
Mrs. Haight, at Crystal Falls, but I
continued to regard Laurel as his |
home. Dr. Haight died a
'ew years ago and it is understood |
lere that Mrs. Haight is danger
,usly i'll at a hospital in Michigan.
With the exception of Mrs.
Iaight, all children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Iurless are dead. Mrs. Leora
Iurless Haight was born April %,
S79, at DUPONT, Ohio; Leroy Mar
in Hurless was born Jan. %, 1882,
It Delphos, Ohio, and died Oct. 8,
1893, at Kaukauna, Wis; and Mrs. /
ieorgia Hurless Walton was born ,
sept. ID, 1884, at Delphos, Ohio,
nd died here June 20, 1886. Four
.randsons and six great grand
hildren survive.
Mr.. Hurless was a member Of the
lasonic order nearly Al years. He
eceived the blue lodge degree at
.ntigo lodge No. 231, Michigan, in
903, and transferred his member
hip to Corinthian lodge at Laurel
fter coming here to reside. Early
4 his Masonic connections he be-
anne a member of Michigan Scot
sh Rite bodies and a member Of
he Mystic Shrine at Milwaukee.
All his life he was interested in
uniting, fishing and the outdoors.
-e was an expert shot and retain
his skill to the end. He greatly
njoyed fishing, especially the sport
ffered by Montana streams, to
hich he returned frequently after
Ding to Michigan to reside.