Robert Gurney

TORRINGTON, WY…..Funeral services for ROBERT JESSE GURNEY, 70, will be held on Friday June 25, 2010 at 10am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Torrington, Wyoming with Bishop Richard Nelson officiating. Interment will follow with horse-drawn carriage to Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours will be at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel from 4-7pm on Thursday. Robert passed away on June 20, 2010 in Cody, Wyoming. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. He was born in a small home in Torrington, Wyoming to Earl and Lura (Herdon) Gurney on March 28, 1940, the oldest of six children. Robert grew up on a farm in Yoder, Wyoming where his family homesteaded. His love for nature and the wild outdoors brought him to work for the Wyoming Game and Fish for thirty-five years, where he worked as a Wildlife Biologist. His job took him all over the state of Wyoming, from Jackson Hole, to Lovell and back home to Torrington where he retired in 1993. After his retirement he worked for the Goshen County School District as a bus driver. He married Martha Thompson on September 23, 1962 in Wheatland, Wyoming. They started their family right away having three biological children and adopting four more throughout the years, and numerous foster children in between. Robert was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and camping with his many friends and family. Robert also enjoyed working with the Boy Scouts. He has traveled across the US and many places internationally. Robert loved his multi-cultural family and grandchildren, and spent his life dedicated to his family. Survivors include his wife, Martha Gurney and his seven children: Rob, Rick, Rusty, Jason, Leslie Gurney-Perez, Alisa Gurney-Tafoya, and David Gurney, fourteen grandchildren: Robbie and Andrea Gurney of Torrington, Justin and Jeremy Gurney of Yuba City, CA, Laurie Gurney of Torrington, Jaylene Gurney of Washington, Joey, Samantha, Daniel and Cesar of Scottsbluff, NE, and Robert, Rio, Regan, and Reno of Las Cruses, NM. He is also survived by his four brothers and sisters: Frank, Frances, John, and Beverly, many cousins’ nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Claudia.

Robert Gurney

March 28, 1940 - June 20, 2010