Jill Tyler Hurst, 18, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington.

Jill was born on a snowy, first day of spring on March 20, 2001.  She was immediately adored by her parents, Christy Jane and Jerry Hurst, her entire family, and everyone who met her.

Jill was a proud member of the church family at First Christian Church in Lawrenceburg, KY where she was a Wacky Wednesday volunteer.  Jill attended Anderson County Schools where she participated in cross country and the swim team.  She was an employee at Juniper Hills Aquatic Center where she was a lifeguard.  Jill graduated from Anderson County High School in May 2019.  She hoped to join the United States Air Force.

Jill loved to travel and had encouraged her parents to host foreign exchange students who became her chosen sisters.  Jill had recently returned from Germany and had trips planned for Mexico, Ireland, and Greece in the coming months.

Jill was an organ donor and will continue to have birthdays and Christmases and travel through the lives of others.  May her gifts to others allow her to become a wife, a mother, and live a long happy life.

Jill is survived by her parents, Christy Jane and Jerry Hurst of Lawrenceburg, KY; her grandparents Jerry and Shirley (Blakey) Hurst and Olivia Ripy, all of Lawrenceburg.  She is also survived by family members, Ken and Darla Hurst of Indianapolis, IN, Jay and Lisanne Hurst of Louisville, KY, Bo and Melissa Spencer, Jackson Ratliff, Marley and Graham Spencer all of Lawrenceburg.

Jill was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Charles R. Whitt; maternal great grandparents, Thomas B. Ripy, Sr. and Hazel Overall Ripy, Charles Calvin Whitt and Ann Treadway Whitt; paternal great grandparents, Joe and Lucille Blakey and William J. and Emma Hurst.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Sept 20 ^th from 2 -8 PM and Saturday, Sept. 21 ^st from 12 – 3 PM at the First Christian Church, 300 S. Main St., Lawrenceburg, KY.

Services will be held on Saturday beginning at 3:00 PM at the First Christian Church.  Rev. Jim Wheeler, Rev. Micki McHugh, Rev. Mike McColl, and Rev. Will J. Howard officiating.  Burial will follow in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Hayden Cook, Forrest Kincaid, Chase Fink, Drew Fowler, Dalton Davis, Ryan Webber, and Jacoby Conway.

Memorials in memory of Jill Tyler Hurst are suggested to the Christmas Angel Fund at First Christian Church, 300 S. Main St., Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 or KODA (KY Organ Donor Affiliates) in Memory of Jill Hurst, 10160 Linn Station Road, Louisville, KY 40223 or at www.donatelife.net

Arrangements for Jill have been entrusted to the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home.  Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.ritchieandpeach.com .