Parents: George and Lucinda Gurney.
Ralph came from a large family and was raised in the Hubbard Creek and Sutherlin area.
Ralph served a short stint in the U.S. Coast Guard when he was 17 years old. On April 22, 1946, Ralph enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Ralph served in Korea and Japan. During this time the Army Air Corps became the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on July 8, 1948. Ralph received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal of Japan.
Following his military service, Ralph worked as a logger and later a millwright. Ralph and June moved to Canby, Oregon in 1973, to Molalla, Oregon in 1974 and then to Elkton, Oregon in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, June; sons, Kelly, Curtis, Keith and Steve; daughters, Eunice, Carol Ann, Nellie, Barbara and Debbie; son, Don and numerous relatives.
Ralph was preceded in death by parents and all of his siblings.
Memorial services with military honors will be held Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Sutherlin Chapel of the Roses. John Preston will officiate. Private cremation rites have been held.
(Obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on July 27, 2010. Add'l info added from news articles.)
Note: Published in the April 12, 2011 issue of "The News-Review" in Roseburg, OR and reported on Eugene and Roseburg TV stations was the news about June Gurney, Ralph's widow, receiving a U.S. Flag from the Elkton Post Office to be placed at Ralph's burial location. The newsworthy event occurred because the post office presented Mrs. Gurney a flag with 48 stars which the post office had received from the VA in 1946! At that time, Ralph was serving in Occupied Japan. The flag had disappeared from view and had even been moved from the old post office to the new one without anyone being aware of its existence. Another remarkable feature in this amazing event was that the flag was presented to Mrs. Gurney on Ralph's 83rd birthday, April 10, 2011!
Ralph came from a large family and was raised in the Hubbard Creek and Sutherlin area.
Ralph served a short stint in the U.S. Coast Guard when he was 17 years old. On April 22, 1946, Ralph enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Ralph served in Korea and Japan. During this time the Army Air Corps became the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on July 8, 1948. Ralph received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal of Japan.
Following his military service, Ralph worked as a logger and later a millwright. Ralph and June moved to Canby, Oregon in 1973, to Molalla, Oregon in 1974 and then to Elkton, Oregon in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, June; sons, Kelly, Curtis, Keith and Steve; daughters, Eunice, Carol Ann, Nellie, Barbara and Debbie; son, Don and numerous relatives.
Ralph was preceded in death by parents and all of his siblings.
Memorial services with military honors will be held Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Sutherlin Chapel of the Roses. John Preston will officiate. Private cremation rites have been held.
(Obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on July 27, 2010. Add'l info added from news articles.)
Note: Published in the April 12, 2011 issue of "The News-Review" in Roseburg, OR and reported on Eugene and Roseburg TV stations was the news about June Gurney, Ralph's widow, receiving a U.S. Flag from the Elkton Post Office to be placed at Ralph's burial location. The newsworthy event occurred because the post office presented Mrs. Gurney a flag with 48 stars which the post office had received from the VA in 1946! At that time, Ralph was serving in Occupied Japan. The flag had disappeared from view and had even been moved from the old post office to the new one without anyone being aware of its existence. Another remarkable feature in this amazing event was that the flag was presented to Mrs. Gurney on Ralph's 83rd birthday, April 10, 2011!
Parents: George and Lucinda Gurney.
Ralph came from a large family and was raised in the Hubbard Creek and Sutherlin area.
Ralph served a short stint in the U.S. Coast Guard when he was 17 years old. On April 22, 1946, Ralph enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Ralph served in Korea and Japan. During this time the Army Air Corps became the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on July 8, 1948. Ralph received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal of Japan.
Following his military service, Ralph worked as a logger and later a millwright. Ralph and June moved to Canby, Oregon in 1973, to Molalla, Oregon in 1974 and then to Elkton, Oregon in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, June; sons, Kelly, Curtis, Keith and Steve; daughters, Eunice, Carol Ann, Nellie, Barbara and Debbie; son, Don and numerous relatives.
Ralph was preceded in death by parents and all of his siblings.
Memorial services with military honors will be held Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Sutherlin Chapel of the Roses. John Preston will officiate. Private cremation rites have been held.
(Obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on July 27, 2010. Add'l info added from news articles.)
Note: Published in the April 12, 2011 issue of "The News-Review" in Roseburg, OR and reported on Eugene and Roseburg TV stations was the news about June Gurney, Ralph's widow, receiving a U.S. Flag from the Elkton Post Office to be placed at Ralph's burial location. The newsworthy event occurred because the post office presented Mrs. Gurney a flag with 48 stars which the post office had received from the VA in 1946! At that time, Ralph was serving in Occupied Japan. The flag had disappeared from view and had even been moved from the old post office to the new one without anyone being aware of its existence. Another remarkable feature in this amazing event was that the flag was presented to Mrs. Gurney on Ralph's 83rd birthday, April 10, 2011!
Ralph came from a large family and was raised in the Hubbard Creek and Sutherlin area.
Ralph served a short stint in the U.S. Coast Guard when he was 17 years old. On April 22, 1946, Ralph enlisted in the Army Air Corps. Ralph served in Korea and Japan. During this time the Army Air Corps became the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant on July 8, 1948. Ralph received the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal of Japan.
Following his military service, Ralph worked as a logger and later a millwright. Ralph and June moved to Canby, Oregon in 1973, to Molalla, Oregon in 1974 and then to Elkton, Oregon in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, June; sons, Kelly, Curtis, Keith and Steve; daughters, Eunice, Carol Ann, Nellie, Barbara and Debbie; son, Don and numerous relatives.
Ralph was preceded in death by parents and all of his siblings.
Memorial services with military honors will be held Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Sutherlin Chapel of the Roses. John Preston will officiate. Private cremation rites have been held.
(Obit published in the Roseburg, OR "The News-Review" on July 27, 2010. Add'l info added from news articles.)
Note: Published in the April 12, 2011 issue of "The News-Review" in Roseburg, OR and reported on Eugene and Roseburg TV stations was the news about June Gurney, Ralph's widow, receiving a U.S. Flag from the Elkton Post Office to be placed at Ralph's burial location. The newsworthy event occurred because the post office presented Mrs. Gurney a flag with 48 stars which the post office had received from the VA in 1946! At that time, Ralph was serving in Occupied Japan. The flag had disappeared from view and had even been moved from the old post office to the new one without anyone being aware of its existence. Another remarkable feature in this amazing event was that the flag was presented to Mrs. Gurney on Ralph's 83rd birthday, April 10, 2011!
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