Needham M. Gurley1

M, b. 1887
FatherWilliam C. Gurley1 b. 1837
     Needham M. Gurley was born in 1887 at North Carolina.1 He married Flora (?) before 1914.1

Family

Flora (?) b. 1890

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Pine Level Town p.17A. Needham M. Gurley 33, wife Flora (?) 30, son Milford W., father William C.83.

William C. Gurley1

M, b. 1837
     William C. Gurley was born in 1837 at North Carolina.1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Pine Level Town p.17A. Needham M. Gurley 33, wife Flora (?) 30, son Milford W., father William C.83.

Flora (?)1

F, b. 1890
     Flora (?) was born in 1890 at North Carolina.1 She married Needham M. Gurley, son of William C. Gurley, before 1914.1

Family

Needham M. Gurley b. 1887

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Pine Level Town p.17A. Needham M. Gurley 33, wife Flora (?) 30, son Milford W., father William C.83.

Henry Howard Gurley1

M, b. 18 July 1898, d. before 1999
FatherNeedham R Gurley1,2 b. 21 May 1858, d. 14 Nov 1929
MotherCharity Della Pervis Rains1 b. 12 Oct 1860, d. 3 Dec 1951
     Henry Howard Gurley was born on 18 July 1898 at North Carolina.3,1 As of after 1899, Henry Howard Gurley was also known as H. Howard Gurley.4 He married Peggy Francis Moore before 1920.1 Henry Howard Gurley died before 1999.

Family

Peggy Francis Moore b. 13 Aug 1899, d. 9 Feb 1978
Children

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Boon Hill Lower District, p. 13A. Needham Gurley household included: Needham 62, Della 52, son Henry 21 and his wife, Peggie also 21. He was a farmer and he owned his own house. He could neither read or write.
  2. [S960] FindAGrave Needham R Gurley 1858-1929, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42857791/…, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42857791/… accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for Needham R. Gurley (21 May 1858–14 Nov 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42857791, citing Rains Cross Roads Cemetery, Princeton, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by kmTrower (contributor 47181855).
  3. [S962] FindAGrave Henry Howard Gurley 1898 - 1978, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83803512/…, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83803512/… accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for Henry Howard Gurley (18 Jul 1898–9 Feb 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83803512, citing Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981).
  4. [S605] Glodsboro New-Argus, May 8, 2011, Needham Ray Gurley, 73, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
    A funeral service will be held this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Revs. Ernest and Juanita Hollowell officiating. The family received friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening.
    Mr. Gurley was the son of the late H. Howard and Peggy M. Gurley, and was married to Frances C. Gurley. He attended Cricket Ridge Free Will Baptist Church, and was retired from DuPont as a yarn spinning operator. Mr. Gurley was a veteran, having served 17 years in the North Carolina National Guard.
    In addition to his wife, Mr. Gurley is survived by a daughter, Loretta Gurley Sladden and husband, William, of Goldsboro; three grandchildren, Jonathan Gurley and Kathy and Tiffany King; great-grandchildren, Khristopher Little and Tristan King; three brothers, Lester and Mildred Gurley of Warsaw, Owen and Joy Gurley of Hope Mills, and Henry "Hank" and Annette Gurley of Warsaw; and two sisters, Nannie Holloman and Adell Anderson and husband, Leonard, all of Warsaw.
    Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the Gurley Family, and online condolences can be sent throughwww.shumate-faulk.com.
    (Pd)
    Published in Obituaries on May 8, 2011 11:17 AM.
  5. [S720] Goldsboro News Argus, March 8, 2018, April 29, 1934-March 7, 2018
    Henry Gurley, 83, Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home.

    Mr. Gurley was born April 29, 1934, in Pitt County, N.C., to the late Henry Howard Gurley and Peggy Frances Moore Gurley.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

Peggy Francis Moore1,2

F, b. 13 August 1899, d. 9 February 1978
     Peggy Francis Moore was also known as Peggy M.3 She was born on 13 August 1899 at North Carolina.1,4 She married Henry Howard Gurley, son of Needham R Gurley and Charity Della Pervis Rains, before 1920.1 Peggy Francis Moore died on 9 February 1978 at Duplin County, North Carolina, at age 78.4 She was buried after 9 February 1978 at Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina.4

Family

Henry Howard Gurley b. 18 Jul 1898, d. b 1999
Children

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Boon Hill Lower District, p. 13A. Needham Gurley household included: Needham 62, Della 52, son Henry 21 and his wife, Peggie also 21. He was a farmer and he owned his own house. He could neither read or write.
  2. [S720] Goldsboro News Argus, March 8, 2018, April 29, 1934-March 7, 2018
    Henry Gurley, 83, Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home.

    Mr. Gurley was born April 29, 1934, in Pitt County, N.C., to the late Henry Howard Gurley and Peggy Frances Moore Gurley.
  3. [S605] Glodsboro New-Argus, May 8, 2011, Needham Ray Gurley, 73, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
    A funeral service will be held this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Revs. Ernest and Juanita Hollowell officiating. The family received friends at the funeral home on Saturday evening.
    Mr. Gurley was the son of the late H. Howard and Peggy M. Gurley, and was married to Frances C. Gurley. He attended Cricket Ridge Free Will Baptist Church, and was retired from DuPont as a yarn spinning operator. Mr. Gurley was a veteran, having served 17 years in the North Carolina National Guard.
    In addition to his wife, Mr. Gurley is survived by a daughter, Loretta Gurley Sladden and husband, William, of Goldsboro; three grandchildren, Jonathan Gurley and Kathy and Tiffany King; great-grandchildren, Khristopher Little and Tristan King; three brothers, Lester and Mildred Gurley of Warsaw, Owen and Joy Gurley of Hope Mills, and Henry "Hank" and Annette Gurley of Warsaw; and two sisters, Nannie Holloman and Adell Anderson and husband, Leonard, all of Warsaw.
    Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the Gurley Family, and online condolences can be sent throughwww.shumate-faulk.com.
    (Pd)
    Published in Obituaries on May 8, 2011 11:17 AM.
  4. [S962] FindAGrave Henry Howard Gurley 1898 - 1978, online https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83803512/…, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83803512/… accessed 22 July 2023), memorial page for Henry Howard Gurley (18 Jul 1898–9 Feb 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83803512, citing Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981).
  5. [S720] Goldsboro News Argus, March 8, 2018, April 29, 1934-March 7, 2018
    Henry Gurley, 83, Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home.
    Mr. Gurley was born April 29, 1934, in Pitt County, N.C., to the late Henry Howard Gurley and Peggy Frances Moore Gurley.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.
  6. [S720] Goldsboro News Argus, March 8, 2018, April 29, 1934-March 7, 2018
    Henry Gurley, 83, Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home.

    Mr. Gurley was born April 29, 1934, in Pitt County, N.C., to the late Henry Howard Gurley and Peggy Frances Moore Gurley.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

    Mr. Gurley is survived by his wife, Annette C. Gurley of the home; stepsons, Jerry Casteen and wife, Connie, of Goldsboro, N.C., and Richard Casteen and wife, Lisa, of LaGrange; stepdaughters, Julie Williams and Delmus Cox of Dudley and Wanda Lomas and husband, Steve, of Melbourne, Fla.; brother, Owen Gurley and wife, Joy, of Hope Mills; sisters, Nannie Mae Holloman and Adelle Anderson and husband, Leonard; sister-in-law, Mildred Gurley; 12 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

Mary Francis Willoughby1,2

F, b. 1880, d. 24 March 1945
     Mary Francis Willoughby was born in 1880 at North Carolina.1 She married Raiford Reoscar Gurley, son of Lewis Dixon Gurley and Betsy Edwards, before 1901.1 Mary Francis Willoughby married Edward Thomas Gurley, son of Joel Gurley and Mary Price Davis, after 1920.3 Mary Francis Willoughby died on 24 March 1945 at Pikeville, Wayne County, North Carolina.3 The obituary of Mary Francis Willoughby File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Tammy Tyner tameratyner@aol.com August 11, 2005, 9:35 am

Goldsboro News Argus, Mar. 26, 1945
Hold Services For Mrs. Gurley
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Gurley, 69, who died Saturday at her home,
Pikeville, Route 2, were conducted Monday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Free Will
Baptist church of which she was a member. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Joyner, assisted
by the Rev. Tom Bizzell of Whitley officiated. Interment was in the Edwards
cemetery near Rosewood.
Mrs. Gurley was the former Mary Frances Willoughby. She is survived by her
husband; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Nichols of Goldsboro, route 2 and Mrs.
Bettie Pittman of Pikeville, route 2: three sons, Luby Gurley of Goldsboro,
Lewis of Smithfield, and Pvt. David C. Gurley, serving overseas; seven
brothers, Jim and Andrew Willoughby of Kenly; John of Clayton, William and
Richard of Pikeville, Otho and Oscar of Goldsboro; one sister, Mrs. Jane
Langston of Princeton; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Additional Comments:
Note: Mary Frances was the second wife of Edward Thomas Gurley. His first wife
was Annie Ranza Ophelia Daughtry. Mary's first husband was Raiford
Reoscar "Tobe" Gurley, son of Lewis Gurley and wife, Betsy Edwards. Mary's
parents were Bythan Willoughby and Sarah "Sack" Sally Ophelia Woodard.

File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/wayne/obits/g/gurley9gob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/

File size: 1.8 Kb on 26 March 1945.3

Family 1

Raiford Reoscar Gurley b. 1872

Family 2

Edward Thomas Gurley b. 22 Jul 1873, d. 6 Dec 1948

Citations

  1. [S359] Census, unknown repository address, Boon Hill Lower District, p. 16. Raiford Gurley 51, Frances Gurley, 40, Sudie 19, Louis 19, Luby 16, Bette 11, Carry 9. All could read and write except Raiford. They rented their home and alll worked on the family farm.
  2. [S478] Mary E. Spiron, Early Marriage Records of Wayne and Johnston County, p.253 Raiford R. Gurley m. Mary F. Willoughby Feb. 26, 1898.
  3. [S574] Goldsboro News Argus, March 26, 1945, File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
    Tammy Tyner e-mail address August 11, 2005, 9:35 am

    Goldsboro News Argus, Mar. 26, 1945
    Hold Services For Mrs. Gurley
    Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Gurley, 69, who died Saturday at her home,
    Pikeville, Route 2, were conducted Monday afternoon at Pleasant Hill Free Will
    Baptist church of which she was a member. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Joyner, assisted
    by the Rev. Tom Bizzell of Whitley officiated. Interment was in the Edwards
    cemetery near Rosewood.
    Mrs. Gurley was the former Mary Frances Willoughby. She is survived by her
    husband; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Nichols of Goldsboro, route 2 and Mrs.
    Bettie Pittman of Pikeville, route 2: three sons, Luby Gurley of Goldsboro,
    Lewis of Smithfield, and Pvt. David C. Gurley, serving overseas; seven
    brothers, Jim and Andrew Willoughby of Kenly; John of Clayton, William and
    Richard of Pikeville, Otho and Oscar of Goldsboro; one sister, Mrs. Jane
    Langston of Princeton; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

    Additional Comments:
    Note: Mary Frances was the second wife of Edward Thomas Gurley. His first wife
    was Annie Ranza Ophelia Daughtry. Mary's first husband was Raiford
    Reoscar "Tobe" Gurley, son of Lewis Gurley and wife, Betsy Edwards. Mary's
    parents were Bythan Willoughby and Sarah "Sack" Sally Ophelia Woodard.

    File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/wayne/obits/g/…

    This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/

    File size: 1.8 Kb.