SUTTON - Ruth E. (Cotton) Gurney, 81, of 33 Bond Hollow Rd., died Friday, May 25, in her home, after a long illness.
She leaves her husband of 48 years, Ralph W. 'Bud' Gurney Jr.; two daughters, Pamela S. Farnham of Sutton and Lori J. DeLisle of Westminister; four grandchildren; nephew and nieces. An infant son died shortly after birth. She was born in Clinton, daughter of Robert and Jane (Hamilton) Cotton, and lived in Millbury for 39 years before moving to Sutton in 1959. She graduated from Millbury High School and then from Salter Secretarial School in Worcester.
Mrs. Gurney was a teller at the Millbury Cooperative Bank and then at the Millbury Savings Bank, both in Millbury, many years ago. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross during WW II at the former Worcester City Hospital in Worcester.
She was a member and former treasurer and Sunday School teacher of the First Congregational Church, and a former member and pianist at the Millbury Federated Church, in Millbury. She was a volunteer for the Waters Farm. She was a great supporter of nature and wildlife. She studied piano and had performed in a recital at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the First Congregational Church, Boston Rd., on the common. Burial will be in Howard Cemetery. Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, in Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Millbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church, 312 Boston Rd., Sutton, Ma. 01590 or to the Waters Farm Preservation Inc., 4 Uxbridge Rd., Sutton, Ma. 01590.
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She leaves her husband of 48 years, Ralph W. 'Bud' Gurney Jr.; two daughters, Pamela S. Farnham of Sutton and Lori J. DeLisle of Westminister; four grandchildren; nephew and nieces. An infant son died shortly after birth. She was born in Clinton, daughter of Robert and Jane (Hamilton) Cotton, and lived in Millbury for 39 years before moving to Sutton in 1959. She graduated from Millbury High School and then from Salter Secretarial School in Worcester.
Mrs. Gurney was a teller at the Millbury Cooperative Bank and then at the Millbury Savings Bank, both in Millbury, many years ago. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross during WW II at the former Worcester City Hospital in Worcester.
She was a member and former treasurer and Sunday School teacher of the First Congregational Church, and a former member and pianist at the Millbury Federated Church, in Millbury. She was a volunteer for the Waters Farm. She was a great supporter of nature and wildlife. She studied piano and had performed in a recital at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the First Congregational Church, Boston Rd., on the common. Burial will be in Howard Cemetery. Calling hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 28, in Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., Millbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational Church, 312 Boston Rd., Sutton, Ma. 01590 or to the Waters Farm Preservation Inc., 4 Uxbridge Rd., Sutton, Ma. 01590.
Read Ruth Gurney's Obituary and Guestbook on mulhane.com.
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