Garnett--Frieda L. Hurt, 88, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on December 10, 1930 in California, Missouri, the daughter of Fredrick and Mabel Lovick Schmutz.
Frieda had moved from Haven to Lyndon in 1967, where she lived for over 40 years, until moving to Topeka and then Garnett.
Frieda was a Homemaker and had worked in the office of the Osage County Clerk of the District Court for over 15 years before retiring. She was a member of the Lyndon United Methodist Church and she currently attended the First Christian Church in Garnett. She developed a card ministry while living in Lyndon and continued to send out nearly 500 cards a year. She purchased books for school children and wrote stories for her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
On June 11, 1948, Frieda was married to Paul Leon Hurt in California, Missouri.
Frieda was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, on July 21, 2004 and by a grandson, Jeffrey Arb.
Frieda is survived by her seven children, Leon Wayne (Jacque) Hurt of Topeka, Vickie Hurt of Garnett, Danny (Annetta) Hurt of Lyndon, Alan (Pam) Hurt of Mound City, Sonia Arb of Lawrence, Nadine Schryer of Spring, Texas and Marcia (Steve) Spring of Garnett; 22 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Frieda will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, November 30 at the Lyndon United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 9:00am until service time. Burial will be in the Lyndon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Frieda Hurt Memorial Fund (to be used for the purchase of children's books to be given in her memory), sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS. 66451.