Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

Robert Wade "Bob" Hurley, 94, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Gillespie Health and Rehab Center in Gillespie on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. He was born Sept. 17, 1929, in Springfield to Wade Hurley and Dosha Belle (Cox) Hurley. He married Margaret June Ray on March 30, 1951, in Piggott, Ark., and she preceded him in death.

Bob was the owner of Hurley Insurance Agency in Alton and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Bunker Hill. Bob loved toys, trains, John Deere tractors, bluegrass and guitars.

He is survived by his daughter, Bobbye Hughes of Maryville; son, Patrick (Shirley Ann) Hurley of Bunker Hill; e...