Hurley, Dylan Wayne (Summerville)

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Dylan Wayne Hurley, 20, of Summerville, Georgia, died on Friday, December 21, 2012 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Hurley was born in Rome, Ga., on Oct. 16, 1992, son of Raymar Joyner and the late Pamela Hurley. He was a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church, and was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. Mr. Hurley was currently studying to become a welder and in addition to his mother, was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Hugh and Doris Joyner; and his maternal great grandparents, Robert and Trixie Hurley.

Mr. Hurley is survived by his father, Raymar Joyner; maternal grandparents and adopted parents, Wayne and Julia Hurley; brothers, Ethan Brison and David Hurley; girlfriend, Stephanie Hampton; special friend, Laurie Hurley; niece, Madyson Hurley; and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.

Funeral services for Mr. Hurley will be held on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Reverend Brandon Bishop, Reverend Alton Stamey and Reverend Ray Teems officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Cody Hughes, Christian Turkett, Joe Reed, Jeff Martin, Blake Bannister, and Drew Bean. Honorary pallbearers will be all family and personal friends.

Mr. Hurley will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends on Sunday, from 2 p.m. until the service hour. 


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