Mr. Earl Slater Gurley

December 21, 1925 - December 4, 2014

Mr. Earl Slater Gurley, age 88 of Aragon, Georgia passed away Thursday morning, December 4, 2014. Mr. Gurley was born on December 21, 1925 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of the late Joseph Earl Gurley and the late Inez Brown Gurley. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during World War II and was a member of the Aragon Baptist Church. Mr. Gurley retired from the Georgia Power Company with 47 years of service and was a Master Electrician. He was a speaker and advocate for the Alcoholics Anonymous Program and had a great love for his community and foremost his family. He was preceded in death by three sons, Mr. Earl Slater (Buster) Gurley, Jr., Mr. George Anthony (Tony) Gurley and Mr. Richard Earl Gurley; sister, Mrs. Betty Jo Cole; two brothers, Mr. Kenneth Gurley and Mr. M. L. Gurley. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Bishop Gurley of Aragon to whom he was married December 8, 1951; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janie and Ronald Wolfe of Villa Rica and Lori and Michael Deakins of Aragon; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Memorial services for Mr. Gurley will be held on Sunday, December 7th at 3:00 p.m. in the Aragon Baptist Church with Rev. Calvin Brown and Rev. Wayne Fain officiating. The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until the memorial hour. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made in memory of Mr. Gurley to the Aragon Baptist Church, 7 W. 2nd St., Aragon, GA 30104 for the Operation Christmas Child Project. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the memorial services for Mr. Earl Slater Gurley.