Marion E. Hurdis, 83, of Denton, died Tuesday August 19, 2008 at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Mrs. Hurdis was born on June 8, 1925 in Paterson, NJ to William H. and Helen E. (Ahnert) Smith. She was married to Dr. Everett C. Hurdis on March 16, 1946 in Passaic, NJ. He died on November 26, 2000. She was a member with the faculty wives of TWU and a member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denton.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday August 23, 2008 at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church at the Bishop Mason Retreat Center, 4700 Wichita Tr., Flower Mound. Father Mark Wright will officiate the service. Entombment will follow at the Bishop Mason Retreat Center.

Mrs. Hurdis is survived by her daughters: Dr. Helen Hurdis Grant and her husband Kenneth of Fort Yates, ND; Cynthia Hurdis Gentile and her husband Joseph of Ponder, TX; Holly Hurdis Thomas and her husband Sam of Arlington; TX, Dr. Sara M. Hurdis Filler and her husband Darrell of Reno, NV; grandchildren, Micah C. Grant, Rebecca D. Grant, Jamison K. Coin, David E. Edwards, Catherine A. Edwards, Michael J. Gentile, James E. Wells, Claire A. Thomas, The Rev. Stephen R. Shaver, Elaine M. Shaver, Daniel T. Shaver; and nine great grandchildren, and also her beloved dachshunds, Andy and Fred.  She was preceded in death by her brothers, William H. Smith and Arthur Smith; grandchildren, Michelle L. Johnson, Carolyn A. Hurdis and Rachel E. Wells.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.