Hurt, Patricia Crotts

Patricia Crotts Hurt, 56, of Christiansburg, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her father, William Lloyd Crotts, Jr.; and sister, Susan Elaine Crotts. Her surviving family includes her mother, Ellen Agner Crotts of Christiansburg; daughter, Suzann Hurt of Christiansburg; son, John Hurt and fiance, Cindy Smith, of Richmond; and grandchildren, Elaina, Dylan, and Ty Smith.

A period of visitation will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2007 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke. The Rev. Everett Kier will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Patricia’s honor may be made to the Susan Crotts Scholarship Fund for the Southwestern Photo Journalism Conference in care of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Institutional Advancement at P.O. Box 22000 in Fort Worth, Texas 76122 or to a charity of choice. Online condolences may be made at www.johnmoakey.com. The Hurt family is being served by John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home in Salem, 389-5441.