OBITUARY

Carolyn Inez (Coupland) Gurley
Apr 18, 1954 - Aug 14, 2004

Carolyn Inez Gurley, 50

A service for Carolyn Inez Gurley, 50, Bennington, who passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004, at her residence, will be held in the Brown's Funeral Service Chapel Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Matthew Lewis Gurley will officiate.

Carolyn was born April 18, 1954, in Grapevine, Texas, to Inez Coupland. She attended and graduated from R.L. Turner High School and came to Oklahoma from Dallas in 1999. Carolyn worked as a homemaker and also had performed clerical work in Dallas, Texas. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed reading, puzzles and playing with grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death be her parents.

Carolyn is survived by children Shannon Jackson and husband Brent, Bennington, Laura Olivarez, Arlington, Texas, and Richard L. Gurley, Arlington; grandchildren Dakota, Jessie, Josiah and Jasmine; sisters Sharron Cross, Farmers Branch, Texas, and Janice Mensch, Carrollton, Texas; brother Jon Mark Coupland, Arlington; special friends Dorothy Jackson, Bennington, Connie McCoy, Sulpher Springs, Texas, and Matthew Gurley and wife Joann, Farmers Branch; niece Amy Cross, Carrollton, and many other relatives and a host of dear friends.

Interment will be in Jackson Cemetery in Bennington with Clyde Coupland, Chris Gurley, Waylon Gurley, Andrew Wingfield and Brian Jackson serving as pallbearers. Honorary bearers will be Mike Cross and Richard Gurley Sr.

We love you and greatly miss you Mamma!

Family hour will be today from 7 - 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Jackson Cemetery.

Brown's Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.
 

Durant Daily Democrat
Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams

OBITUARY

CAROLYN INEZ (COUPLAND) GURLEY
Carolyn Inez (Coupland) Gurley, age 50, who was born April 18, 1954, passed away on August 14, 2004 at her residence in Bennington, Oklahoma of heart problems, which she had fought for years.
She was raised in Carrollton, attended and graduated from R. L. Turner High School and moved to Oklahoma from Dallas in 1999. In Carrollton she worked for many companies. She began early on by working at Dairy Queen while in school ad then later began doing clerical work for Southwest Credit . Carolyn was a Baptist by faith and enjoyed reading , puzzles, and playing with her grandchildren.
Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents.
She had three children who survive her; Shannon and husband, Brent Jackson of Bennington, Oklahoma; Laura Olivarez of Arlington, Texas; and Richard L. Gurley II, of Arlington; three grandsons; Dakota, Jessie, Josiah and granddaughter, Jasmine. Carolyn is also survived by sisters and brothers-in-law; Sharron and Mike Cross of Farmers Branch and Janice and Bud Mensch of Carrollton; and one brother, John Mark Coupland of Arlington. Other survivors include; one niece, Amy Cross of Carrollton, Texas; several nephews; special friends; Dorothy Jackson of Bennington, Connie McCoy of Sulphur Springs, Texas; Matthew and Joann Gurley of Farmers Branch; as well as a host of other relatives and dear friends.
Services were held at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel in Durant, Oklahoma on August 17, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. with Matthew Lewis Gurley officiating.

Interment was held in Jackson Cemetery in Bennington with Pallbearers included Clyde Coupland, Waylon Gurley, Tommy Manley, Andrew Wingfield, Chris Gurley and Brian Jackson; and honorable pallbearers were Mike Cross, Bud Mensch, and Richard Gurley, Jr.
We will miss and love you always, Baby Sister, love Sharron Cross. 

Star Community Newspapers-Plano September 2, 2004
 

CAROLYN INEZ GURLEY
Apr 18, 1954 - Aug 14, 2004

Jackson Cemetery, Bryan County, Oklahoma
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