Charley as he was often known was born October 13, 1931 in Abingdon, Virginia, to the late Wallace Owen Hurt and Mary Helen Bickley Hurt. He attended William King High School in Abingdon and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves.
He was a member of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon and elder.
After working with the firms of Milstead Boiler Works and Wiley Wilson Engineering, Charley founded Charles F. Hurt Associates in 1964. In 1973, he merged with Erskine W. Proffitt, LS, to form Hurt & Proffitt Inc. in Lynchburg, which became one of the largest civil engineering firms in Central Virginia.
A memorial service for Charley was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, Va. with Lowell Sykes officiating. A private committal was held at the Old City Cemetery Columbarium.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg
Charley as he was often known was born October 13, 1931 in Abingdon, Virginia, to the late Wallace Owen Hurt and Mary Helen Bickley Hurt. He attended William King High School in Abingdon and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and rose to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves.
He was a member of Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as deacon and elder.
After working with the firms of Milstead Boiler Works and Wiley Wilson Engineering, Charley founded Charles F. Hurt Associates in 1964. In 1973, he merged with Erskine W. Proffitt, LS, to form Hurt & Proffitt Inc. in Lynchburg, which became one of the largest civil engineering firms in Central Virginia.
A memorial service for Charley was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, Va. with Lowell Sykes officiating. A private committal was held at the Old City Cemetery Columbarium.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg
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