Alvira always remembered her family’s birthdays with something special and she always made Christmas and Thanksgiving days to be remembered. Alvira kept herself busy and did many things besides taking care of her family. She loved flowers; she always had a garden in the summer and flowering geraniums in the window at other times of the year. Alvira would tear her children’s discarded cotton dresses into strips and sewed these strips together. The she wound them into balls and took them to another town to be woven into bright new carpets. Alvira could also drive a horse and buggy with the best and often made trips by herself to Montpelier when Frederick was there. However, she would often get into difficulties with high water and bad roads before getting back home.

In the summer the Hurst family would go for rides in the hills to gather service berries and chokecherries or go for an outing to the lake. Alvira always took along a picnic lunch to make the trips more pleasant. One of Alvira’s daughters, Maia, told of their experiences at conference time when her Aunt Sarah Weaver’s family would spend the weekend with the Hurst family. Alvira and Aunt Sarah together would make the children laugh and keep them entertained for hours with stories of the Bear Lake Valley.

The Hursts left Paris, Idaho in 1913 and moved to Logan, Utah. They were never to see their home in Paris again. While fire later destroyed the house, it could not destroy the family’s memories of it. Cache Valley was beautiful, and the Hurst family seemed to fit in and were able to take up a new life there. When the family was established on North Main Street, they took up activities in the ward. Alvira was soon busy doing temple work which she continued for many years. Together with Aunt Harriet, Alvira did extensive genealogical work.

The year 1917 was an eventful year for Alvira. Three of her children were married—Leona to Parley Savage; Maia to Lavere H. Daines, and Clyde to Pearl Peterson. Soon after, Clyde went to Europe for World War I. Her son, Merrill, died suddenly on the 26th of December, which would have been his wedding day almost to the hour. He was going to marry Ethel Dayton of Dingle, Idaho.

Alvira often sat up with the sick and was a wonderful nurse for her family when their children were born. Her grandchildren loved her dearly and always enjoyed her good humor and fun. Alvira enjoyed being a member of the Relief Society and was a visiting teacher for many years. She spent many hours quilting at the ward and did beautiful quilting work.

Frederick passed away in January 1933. With his death, Alvira lost a wonderful companion whom she loved and missed very much. She kept on working in the temple and church, doing all she could to help others. Finally her health became much worse, and she could no longer do the things she wanted to do. However, she was always pleasant and her family enjoyed having her in their homes. The last three years of her life were spent in helplessness, and she died in November 1947. She was buried in the Logan Cemetery.