Gurney Ernest "Junior" Hatley Jr.'s Obituary
Gurney Ernest "Junior" Hatley, Jr., 85, of Albemarle passed away on November 5, 2022 in Trinity Place, Albemarle. His funeral service will be at 2 PM on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Bethany United Methodist Church with Rev. David Cochran officiating. He will lie in state at the Church from 1 until 2 PM prior to the hour of service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 PM.
Born March 13, 1937 in Stanly County, NC he was the son of the late Gurney Ernest Hatley Sr. and Lula Hatley Hatley. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and was a retired History Teacher at South Stanly High School and Driver's Ed Teacher at North Stanly High School. In retirement he worked as a courier for the Bank of Stanly.
Mr. Hatley was preceded in death by his wife Jo Anna Starr Hatley in 2020. Survivors include 3 sons Brad Hatley and wife Kristi of Misenheimer, R. Kyle Hatley and fiancé Tonya Tarlton of Charlotte, and Eric L. Hatley and wife Kristy Jo of Harrisburg, three sisters Libby Eudy of Albemarle, Jewel Joyner of Albemarle, and Marie Holt of Albemarle, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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