Jule Hurst McLauchlin, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her residence at River Landing at Sandy Ridge in Colfax, North Carolina.
She was born in Fort Valley, Georgia. on April 11, 1923 to the late Samuel Thomas Hurst, Jr. and Jule Hunter Hurst. She lived in Fort Valley as a child. After the death of her parents, she moved to Charlotte, where she made her home with her aunt and uncle, James Norman Pease and Eddie Hunter Pease. In 1951 she married Hugh Charles McLauchlin, Sr. They made Greensboro their home in 1961 and she lived there until moving to the Presbyterian Home of High Point and then to River Landing at Sandy Ridge. She graduated from Central High School in Charlotte and Women's College, now UNC-G. She was active in the community where she was a loyal member of Guilford Park Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Women, the Guilford Battle Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the David Caldwell Log College Acquisition Team and the Jr. League of Greensboro.
In addition to her parents and her aunt and uncle, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Charles McLauchlin and her brother Edward Hunter Hurst.
She is survived by her daughter, Jule McLauchlin Connolly and husband Henry, her son, Hugh Charles McLauchlin, Jr. and wife Susan, and grandchildren, Jennifer Connolly, Laura Connolly, Duncan McLauchlin, and Kristin McLauchlin. She is also survived by her brothers Samuel Thomas Hurst, III and John Hunter Hurst as well as a large extended family.
The family will receive friends after the service, Friday, March 22 at River Landing at Sandy Ridge.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2013 at River Landing at Sandy Ridge. Interment will be held prior to the service at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 22 in Raeford CemeteryC.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The River Landing at Sandy Ridge Foundation, 1575 John Knox Drive, Colfax, NC 27235, or to Guilford Park Presbyterian Church, 2100 Fernwood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408.
Online condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com
Forbis and Dick North Elm Street Chapel in Greensboro and Crumpler Funeral Home in Raeford are serving Mrs. McLauchlin's Family.