Mary Nell Groves Gurner, 82, of Water Valley, MS passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital of North MS in Oxford, MS on February 14, 2010. She was born in Water Valley to the late Marvin K. and Carrie Rhodes Groves Gurner and was married her childhood sweetheart, John K. “Jack” Gurner for 63 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Water Valley, and was a charter member of the Town and Country Garden Club. Mary Nell was a former member of the Water Valley Junior Auxiliary and had also served as a Jaycette for the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Water Valley. She was deeply involved in her children's lives, serving as a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts program, and as a “Room Mother” for the school system for many years.
Visitation will be held at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 from 2:00 until service time. The funeral service will begin at 3:00 in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Bro. Barry Dickerson officiating. A private family interment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery following the service.
She is survived by her husband, John K. “Jack” Gurner; two sons, John K. “Jack” Gurner, Jr. and his wife Jessie, of Water Valley, MS and Marvin Douglas "Doug" Gurner and his wife Monna, of Decatur, AL; one sister, Marguerite Hunsicker of Water Valley, MS; and one grandchild, John Jason Gurner.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances Myers and Joan Groves and one brother, Marvin B. Groves, Jr.
Online condolences may be offered at www.sevenoaksfuneralhome.com