Teddy Wayne Gurley

Teddy Wayne Gurley, 38 of Lail Road, Morganton, NC, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at the Palliative Care Center of Burke County following a period of declining health. Born in Burke County, NC on April 21, 1970, he was the son of Teddy Jerry Gurley and Virginia Ruth Lequire Gurley. Teddy was employed at the Burke-Catawba Detention Center and was a former employee of Foothills Correctional Institute.He is survived by his wife, Teresa Faladay Gurley of the home; sons, Dominic Gibay, Joshua Gurley, and Kevin Gurley, all of Morganton; a daughter, April Gurley of Morganton; his father, Teddy Jerry Gurley of Morganton; his mother, Virginia Gurley of Connelly Springs, NC; and brothers, Dean Radford of Morganton and Mark Edwin Gurley of Hickory, NC.The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Glen Alpine First Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Alpine Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the funeral hour.