On September 28, 2013, Muriel Edna (Ford) Gourley passed into the joy of the Lord at four o'clock in the afternoon after a long illness at Devereux House in Marblehead, Massachusetts. She was a former resident of Rockfish and beloved wife of the late Earl Douglas Gourley.
She was born on October 4, 1926, in Windsor, Canada. She leaves two children: Patricia Anne (Gourley) Thornton and husband David of Swampscott, Massachusetts and Douglas William Gourley of Clinton Township, Michigan. She also leaves three grandchildren: Robert Douglas Bieda and his wife Tracey, Heather Anne Thornton and Nancy Gourley. She was blessed with four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and her beloved dog, Hans.
=There will be a viewing at Crumpler Funeral Home 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, October 2. The funeral will be on Thursday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Raeford followed by burial at Tabernacle Baptist Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations to Hospice Foundation of Hoke Co. P.O. Box 1584 Raeford, NC 28376 would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be made at www.crumplerfuneralhome.com.