James Hurley

James Lee Hurley, one of three sons of Lillian Geneva (Eldridge) Hurley and Fred Hurley, was born in Charleston, Missouri on February 8, 1944. Jim grew up in Charleston where he loved all sports and was Captain of his high school basket ball team.
On September 16, 1961, Jim and Ronnie Jean Clifft were married in Charleston. Soon after, Jim began his lifelong career with the Union Pacific Railroad in St. Louis, Missouri. The young couple made their home in Cahokia, Illinois and was blessed with sons, James Jr., Jason, and Nick. Jim was later transferred to Memphis, Tennessee where the family was blessed with their son Reece. In 1986, Jim was transferred to Omaha, Nebraska. The family purchased a home in Glenwood, Iowa and was blessed with a daughter Andrea. In addition to being a busy dad, Jim loved to watch any sporting event on television, especially football and basketball. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Glenwood and had worked for the railroad for 32 years before retiring as a field operations manager for Union Pacific's Perishable Food Division.
Jim and Ronnie had been married 48 years, when Jim died at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa on January 15, 2010 at the age of 65 years, 11 months, and 7 days. He was preceded in death by parents and is survived by his wife Ronnie Hurley of Glenwood; children Jim Hurley and wife Robyn of Millstadt, IL, Jason Hurley and wife Tami of Tabor, IA, Nick Hurley and wife Shawna of Lincoln, NE, Reece Hurley of Bellevue, NE, and Andrea Hurley of Glenwood; brothers Fred Hurley and wife Barbara of Cahokia, IL and Don Hurley and wife Jan of Dupo, IL; six grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.