Lana Gay Hurst (Smith)

Lana Gay Hurst (Smith) age 70, of Racine, passed away on December 12^th, 2024, at Villa at Lincoln Park Nursing Home in Racine. She was born on April 17^th, 1954, in Troy, Missouri, to the late Gentry Smith and Dorothy (Sonwalt). She attended the University of Kansas City Missouri and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1978. On May 10^th, 1980, she married Nelson Hurst in Highland Park IL.

She is survived by her children: Travis Hurst, Lauren (Ken) Gentry, and Valerie (Tom) Hurst – Baker, grandchildren: Olivia, Gwendolyn, and Audrey, siblings: Lang Smith and Lynn Meador (Randy), and ex-husband, Nelson Hurst. She was preceded in death by her parents, and daughter: Natalie Hurst.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

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