Memorial service for Judy Lynn Hurst will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday January 28, 2026, at the Craddock Memorial Chapel with Leroy Holman officiating. Inurnment of the cremated remains will be held at a later date at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday January 27, 2026, at Craddock Funeral Home.

Judy was born Monday July 8, 1957, in Clovis, New Mexico to Vernon O'Dell and Tabitha Sue Walser (Cooper) Lewis and died Sunday January 18, 2026, in Ardmore, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years, 6 months and 10 days.

She spent most of her childhood in the Texas panhandle area and attended Borger High School. Judy met the love of her life Ellis Hurst in Dodge City, Kansas in 1975 and they remained together until his passing in March of 1996. Judy was a beautiful warm-hearted woman who always put family first. She never met a stranger and was kind to everyone. She was always there to listen or help people any way she could. Camping and going to the lake were one of her favorite things to do, whether it be just a quick weekend at the lake or one of our family reunions. She worked at Walmart for almost 18 years, most of those years in Dodge City, Kansas. Her Wal-Mart family meant a lot to her. She moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma in 2003. After her career at Walmart, Judy worked at Tucker's Tower at Lake Murray for several years in the nature center. She had a deep love of nature and animals. And enjoyed educating all the visitors that came to Tucker's Tower. Her most joyful times were spent with family, especially grandkids and all her nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Macedonia MBC Church.

Judy is preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Hurst; dad, Vernon Lewis; mom, Tabitha Sue Walser; brother, Samuel Nelson Lewis; sister, Janice Marie Riddle; mother-in-law, Helen Faye Hurst; sisters-in-law, Shirley Helton and Francis Barlow; brother-in-law, Robert Hurst; niece, Barbara Sue Helton; grandma and grampa on mother's side. Momma Judy and Pap of Bowie, Texas; uncles on dad's side, Raymond Lewis, Henry Lewis, SN Lewis; aunt on dad's side, Stella Lewis; uncles on mom's side, Wille Bichsel, Ronnie Bichsel, Butch Cooper; aunt on mom's side, Beverly McWilliams and her husband Bob.

Judy is survived by her daughter, Barbara Michelle Holman and her husband Brent of Wilson, Oklahoma; son, James Hurst and his girlfriend Adonica Copeland of Ardmore, Oklahoma; brothers, Ricky Lewis of Borger, Texas and Keith Scott Lewis  and his wife Janet of Wilson, Oklahoma; sister, Jodi Walser Martin of Nocona, Texas; grandsons, Keaton Mitchell of Wilson, Oklahoma and Joey Fisher of Wichita, Kansas; granddaughters, Makayla Hills of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Danielle Hills of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Skylar Hills of Ardmore, Oklahoma, Aleah Chen of Sequim, Washington; Shirley Forrester and family, Roxie Dechant and family, Charlotte Cryer and family, Adonica Copeland and family, Davey Hills and family and many special great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.