Nan Billingsley Hurt, 90, of Lexington Park, MD died Monday, July 20, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD.

Born May 16, 1919 in Brooke, VA she was the daughter of the late Thomas Winkler and Ada (Robinson) Winkler. She was the wife of Cmdr. Robert M. Hurt, USN (Ret).

Nan Hurt was raised and educated in Fredericksburg, Va. During the years leading up to WW2, she was a writer for the Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg as well as "Miss Fredericksburg". In the 1940's she was a radio announcer at WFVA in Fredericksburg and WINX in Washington DC. During the early 1950's she worked for the Historic Kenmore Foundation in Fredericksburg. Later she worked in the disbursing office at Patuxent Naval Air Station and was head of that department until her retirement in the early 1980's.

Following her husband's retirement as a U.S. Navy pilot, they both became active with the Shillelaghs Travel Club, Vienna, VA for which he was command pilot for the club's aircraft for many years. They traveled extensively all over the world.

Nan Hurt was a courageous breast cancer and stroke survivor. She was vivacious and giving with a beautiful smile and contagious laugh, a physical and spiritual beauty who cared for others more than for herself. She never met a stranger. She saw the world for its beauty. She leaves behind a wealth of friends and family.

Mrs. Hurt is survived by in addition to her husband a son, Thomas Billingsley of Lexington Park, MD, two step-daughters; Jane Hurt of Clemson, SC and Margaret Guthrie (Arthur) of Los Alamos, NM, one granddaughter; Samantha Billingsley Gallaher (John) of Harrisburg, PA, three step grandchildren; Megan Guthrie, Leslie Puckett and Ian Guthrie, nieces Nancy Creighton Poe (Barry) and Donna Breen (John) both of Wilmington, NC, Pat Garner (Bernie) of Winter Haven, FL, nephew; Pat Purvis (Betty) of Grant's Pass, Oregon and a special great niece Virginia Christopher ( William) of Wilmington, NC.

She is predeceased by a brother Thomas Winkler and a sister Evelyn Winkler Purvis.

A Funeral service will be held on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 44078 St. Andrews Church Road, California, MD 20619. The Rev. Shearon Sykes-Williams will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be John Gallagher, Barry Poe, Randy Britt, Bryan Farrar, Bill Christopher, and Ben Eyster.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 44078 St. Andrews Church Road, California, MD 20619.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.