Earlene Rebecca Hurley

Earlene Rebecca Hurley obituary

Earlene Rebecca Hurley

Earlene Hurley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Buchanan Funeral Home on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Earlene R. Hurley, 62, of Monett, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025, while at Cox Monett Hospital.

Earlene was born on August 14, 1962, in Albuquerque, NM, daughter of the late Earl Richard and Carolyn (Brown) Thomas. Earlene was a kind, beautiful and caring spirit. She was loved and most of all shared her love with anyone she came into contact with. She was a very caring mother, grandmother, sister, and daughter. She will now have the peace she was searching for most of her life and will be in the safe hands of God and her mother. Earlene will be missed greatly and never forgotten. May her spirit always be with us.

Earlene is survived by her son, Joshua Howcroft of Ardmore, OK; daughter, Carolynn Thomas of Monett; one grandchild; brother, Jim Bizelli of St. Louis, MO and a host of extended family and friends.

Mrs. Hurley's wishes were to be cremated with no services at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, MO.

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