Sheryl Jenise Hurley's Obituary
Sheryl Jenise Hurley left this earth at peace on November 23, 2018 after the most courageously fought fourteen year battle with cancer. She was born May 17, 1949, to Joyce and Joel Hyde in Atlanta, Georgia. After living there, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles, Jenise spent her formative years in Dallas. After attending Walnut Hill Elementary and Cary Middle School she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in North Dallas. After graduation she attended the University of Oklahoma, later transferring to the University of Texas at Austin, receiving her BS degree in fashion design in 1970. While there she met her husband, Philip, in a marketing class and was married in 1971. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority, receiving The Order of the Golden Arrow for 50 years of service. She was also an active member of the Northwood Women’s Club, Bent Tree Garden Club, and Bent Tree Country Club.Of her many interests, including golf, skiing, and traveling, her most passionate was interior design and decorating work both here in Dallas and Tyler where she lived and raised her family for over 30 years. This followed a very successful career in fashion merchandising with the Dallas icon, Titche’s. All of these interests became secondary with the arrival of her grand children, a total of four to keep her busy.Jenise is survived by her devoted husband of 47 years, Philip H. Hurley, a son, Cory Jason Hurley (Christa), of Atlanta, Georgia, a daughter, Heather Hurley Smith (Edwin), of Dallas, four lovely grand children, Patricia Grace Hurley, and Philip Henry Hurley, both of Atlanta, Stella Jenise Smith, and Arthur Edwin Smith, Jr., both of Dallas. She is also survived by two sisters, Jill Woods of Scottsdale, Arizona and Jan Tucker of Charleston, South Carolina and one half sister, Linda Langley of Panguitch, Utah.Jenise was a member of Prestonwood Baptist Church, where she was active in the church choir and the Logos Sunday School Class. A celebration of her past life as well as her future life in heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be held on November 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Prestonwood, followed by a reception with her family in the Fireside Room of the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center in Dallas..
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