Robert A. Gurney, Jr., 58, of Cedarwwod Lane, Hope Valley, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London. He was the husband of Paula (Ethier) Turano Gurney.
Born in Middleboro, MA, he was the son of Robert A. and Barbara I. (Marshall) Gurney of Greenville. He had been a resident of Hope Valley for 26 years and had previously lived in Greenville.
He was employed as a truck driver for Cranston Trucking Company and had previously worked as a sheet metal supervisor at Electric Boat. He was an avid fisherman and a Vietnam MarineVeteran.
Besides his wife and parents he is survived by his nieces Stacy B. Ethier of Slatersville and Codi M. Ethier of Wakefield.
His funeral service will be held Tuesday 10 am in the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville, RI. Graveside Service at 11:30am in Sampson Cemetery, Lakeville, MA. Visitation Monday 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to Rhode Island SPCA, 186 Amaral Street, Riverside, RI 02915.