Obituary of Christopher Gurley

Funeral services for Christopher Wade Gurley, 23, Henderson, formerly of Overton, will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 27, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Atwell Hankins Officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore Memorial Gardens, Kilgore. Mr. Gurley died Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Rusk County. He was born October 10, 1984 in Dallas to Clint and Paula Helfers Gurley. He moved to Overton in 1993 from Mesquite and graduated Overton High School in 2003. He is a veteran of the US Marines and was employed at Unit Drilling. He was preceded in death by Willard Tannehill and his maternal grandfather, Henry Helfers. Survivors include a son, Hayden Gurley of Martin Mills; his parents, Clint and Paula Gurley of Overton; three brothers, Clinton Gurley, Sr. of Overton, Brandon Gurley of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Brian Gurley of Tacoma, Washington; a sister, Tricia Gurley of Rockwall; his paternal grandmother, Corma Pogue of Alba; paternal grandfather, Bob Gurley of Simpsonville; maternal grandmother, Nina Witherspoon of Crandall; four nieces and three nephews; several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers will be Brian Gurley, Brandon Gurley, Clinton Gurley, Michael Fife, Zane Beck, Buddy Nipp, Brandon Fife, and Nathan Forester. Honorary pallbearer will be Kirby Moose. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at the funeral home.