Lura was born 16 Dec 1923 in Cimarron, New Mexico. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Colorado at Denver and attended grad schools at the American Conservatory in Chicago, Illinois, California State University at Northridge and Pierce Junior College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She married John IVES HUNGERFORD on 18 Aug 1950 in Cimarron. He was born 14 May 1925 n Hartford, Connecticut, son of Clarence IVES and Helen TAYLOR HUNGERFORD.

John served during WWII in the Army with the infantry in Germany, whee he was taken as a prisoner of war. HE received his BS from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, his Education degree from the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, and tood graduate work at Brigham Young University at Provo, Utah in 1971. He taught grad classes in education at several colleges and served as assistant to one of teh 8 area superintendants in the Los Angeles Public School System. The area is Hispanic and one of the most populated in LA, with schools in session all year. John died 5 Nov 2000 in Woodland Hills, California. (no burial info). No info on Lura.

The HUNGERFORDS make their home in Woodland Hills, California where Lura is a piano teacher and accompanist. They are members of teh Methodist Church. (1986) They had 4 children:

1. Thomas HAYWARD born 18 Aug 1951 in Van Nuys, California
2. John TAYLOR born 14 May 1953 at Van Nuys
3. William Eugene born 31 Mar 1955 in Van Nuys
4. Deborah born 22 Jul 1957 in Encino, California; graduated from the University of California at Humbolt with a Bachelor of Music degree. She is living in San Francisco, where she is pursuing a career in music (1986)