Dr. Clyde O. Hurst, 97, died peacefully with family attending, in Pensacola, Florida, where he

has been a resident for 27 years on August 28, 2019. Dr. Hurst practiced pathology in

Portsmouth, Ohio, at Portsmouth General Hospital, later Scioto Memorial Hospital, as well as

Mercy Hospital, from 1959 until his retirement in 1991. He is survived by his daughter Najaria

Hurst Esty (Warren), of Cove, Oregon, his son Rufus Bowen Hurst (Sandra) of Granville, Ohio,

his daughter Pamela Hurst Boone (Matthew) of Ennis, Montana, and his son Clyde Oren Hurst

(Laurie) of Mandeville, Louisiana, as well as 8 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and his

siblings: Naomi Hurst Bankston, Myrtis Hurst Bankston, and Rudolf Hurst. He was

predeceased by his sister June Hurst Bankston, his granddaughter, Kayla Nicole Hurst, and

his beloved wife of 67 years, Catherine Blackledge Hurst.

Clyde was born September 19th, 1921, in Laurel Mississippi, the eldest surviving son of Rufus

Harris Hurst and Minnie Cybele Scoggins Hurst. He graduated from Mississippi State College

in 1950, and graduated from Tulane Medical School with his M.D. in 1954. After medical

school Clyde and his family lived in Tacoma, Washington, where he developed a deep love for

Mount Rainier. He and his family vacationed and hiked there for many years following his move

to his working career in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was always planning the next trip to "The

Mountain."

Clyde's values were family, education, and hard work. He was proudest when one of his family

graduated from college or graduate school. He attended graduations whenever he could, and

loved those occasions. His children and grandchildren will all remember his stories about

"working hard" and "doing your best." He was an early-adopter of computer-assistance in

medicine, always struggling to get the best information to physicians in his hospitals as quickly

as possible. His standards were excellence and high-quality results that helped his fellow

physicians. He was much beloved through the family and will be deeply missed. At his

request there will be no services.