Sylvia Ann Hurley

Sylvia Ann Hurley made her transition on Tuesday January 9, 2024, in Detroit, MI. Please encourage the Hurley family with words of Love and Condolences on this personal tribute page for Mrs. Hurley. To send flowers or to plant a tree in memory of: please visit our online sympathy store.******************************** Zoom Instructions For Livestream 1. Go to Kempfuneralhome.com. 2. Click on your loved one’s photo or use the search bar and type in your loved one’s name . 3. You are now on their Tribute Page. 4. You should see a tab labeled photo & videos (or it may be labeled media, depending on your device). Select that tab. 5. Just before the service starts, you will see an icon labeled Webcast (or it may be labeled external video, depending on your device). Select the icon. 6. You will begin to launch into the zoom meeting On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Heavenly Angels called home to rest SYLVIA ANN HURLEY, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, aunt, cousin, mentor and friend. With gratitude in our hearts for the time the Lord allowed us to share her life, we set aside this day to remember and celebrate. She was the only child born to the union of Francis and Elsie Dorsey on May 26, 1941. In 1950, Elsie married Jack Cross and Sylvia’s family was completed with the birth of a sister and brother, Jacqueline and Jack Cross, Jr. Sylvia’s spiritual journey began as a very young child at Ames Memorial United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. She later joined Union Bethel AME Church to continue her spiritual journey in Randallstown, Maryland where she reared her family. Her life was guided by the Christian principles taught in the Church. Sylvia attended Baltimore City Public Schools, graduating from Frederick Douglas Senior High School in June 1959. After receiving certificates of training from Cortez Peters Business School she was employed by the Baltimore City Health Department as a front desk receptionist and switchboard operator. Sylvia and Thomas Hurley met as neighbors in the early 1950’s and on December 28, 1961, they married and moved to Killeen Texas to begin their life as a military couple. The first of their three sons, Cameron was born there in 1963. Upon returning to Baltimore, Sylvia went to work at the Social Security Administration as a key punch operator even as she gave birth to and nurtured two more sons, Daryl and Thomas Jr. Her family was her life. She loved when the entire extended family was at her house getting together to eat, laugh and play. It was during this time that her and Tom decided to make a dream come true. The couple opened Hurley’s Hair Hut in 1976 and serviced clients until 1982. She reentered the workforce in 1980 as a Claims Investigator for the Social Security Administration until her retirement in 2003. One of her many passions was traveling. Her sense of adventure was quenched by all of the adventurous places that she visited. She also shared a love of music with her husband, particularly Jazz. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of 62 years, Thomas A. Hurley; sons, Cameron, Daryl (LaTeresa), Thomas (Leigh); grandsons Thomas (Chasity), Cameron, Daryl, Elijah, Tobias, Chance Hurley; granddaughters Brittany, Courtney, Savannah, Daria (Muhammed), Carrington Hurley; great grandchildren Evelyn and Joy Hurley; sister Jacqueline Cross-Daniels; brother Jack Cross Jr. (LaTonya); nephew Tyrone Cross; nieces LaTina Greene-Horne (Talib), Dawn Green, Quiana Dixon, Jaclynn Cross, Dannielle Cross; uncle Elmer Booze; a dear friend Linda Cross-Hiltner; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.

Sylvia Ann Hurley

May 26, 1941 - January 9, 2024