James Harold "Jim" Gurney of Portage, age 76, died Monday morning, February 11, 2019 at his residence with his loving family at his side.
Jim, the son of Harold R. and Frances M. (Zovishlack) Garnsey, was born in Flint, MI on November 3, 1942 and moved to this area in 1979. He served his Country honorably and nobly in the United States Navy as a E-2 aboard the USS Oklahoma City. Jim retired in 2005 after 30+ years of faithful service as a Quality Engineer for American Axle of Three Rivers, MI. He and his wife, were members of the Prairie Baptist Church of Scotts, MI. Jim was an active car enthusiast and was a member of several clubs including the Rod Benders, Midwest Kustoms and Kustoms of America, where he previously had been a Director. He enjoyed fishing the area's lakes, but his true passion in life was his family, especially the grandkids!
Jim was united in marriage on September 30, 1972 in Martinsburg, WVA. Surviving is his wife of 46 years, four daughters, two sons, twelve precious grandchildren; three great grandchildren, his sister, and a brother-in-law. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sue Ann Sabourin.
Interment in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI
Jim, the son of Harold R. and Frances M. (Zovishlack) Garnsey, was born in Flint, MI on November 3, 1942 and moved to this area in 1979. He served his Country honorably and nobly in the United States Navy as a E-2 aboard the USS Oklahoma City. Jim retired in 2005 after 30+ years of faithful service as a Quality Engineer for American Axle of Three Rivers, MI. He and his wife, were members of the Prairie Baptist Church of Scotts, MI. Jim was an active car enthusiast and was a member of several clubs including the Rod Benders, Midwest Kustoms and Kustoms of America, where he previously had been a Director. He enjoyed fishing the area's lakes, but his true passion in life was his family, especially the grandkids!
Jim was united in marriage on September 30, 1972 in Martinsburg, WVA. Surviving is his wife of 46 years, four daughters, two sons, twelve precious grandchildren; three great grandchildren, his sister, and a brother-in-law. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sue Ann Sabourin.
Interment in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI
James Harold "Jim" Gurney of Portage, age 76, died Monday morning, February 11, 2019 at his residence with his loving family at his side.
Jim, the son of Harold R. and Frances M. (Zovishlack) Garnsey, was born in Flint, MI on November 3, 1942 and moved to this area in 1979. He served his Country honorably and nobly in the United States Navy as a E-2 aboard the USS Oklahoma City. Jim retired in 2005 after 30+ years of faithful service as a Quality Engineer for American Axle of Three Rivers, MI. He and his wife, were members of the Prairie Baptist Church of Scotts, MI. Jim was an active car enthusiast and was a member of several clubs including the Rod Benders, Midwest Kustoms and Kustoms of America, where he previously had been a Director. He enjoyed fishing the area's lakes, but his true passion in life was his family, especially the grandkids!
Jim was united in marriage on September 30, 1972 in Martinsburg, WVA. Surviving is his wife of 46 years, four daughters, two sons, twelve precious grandchildren; three great grandchildren, his sister, and a brother-in-law. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sue Ann Sabourin.
Interment in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI
Jim, the son of Harold R. and Frances M. (Zovishlack) Garnsey, was born in Flint, MI on November 3, 1942 and moved to this area in 1979. He served his Country honorably and nobly in the United States Navy as a E-2 aboard the USS Oklahoma City. Jim retired in 2005 after 30+ years of faithful service as a Quality Engineer for American Axle of Three Rivers, MI. He and his wife, were members of the Prairie Baptist Church of Scotts, MI. Jim was an active car enthusiast and was a member of several clubs including the Rod Benders, Midwest Kustoms and Kustoms of America, where he previously had been a Director. He enjoyed fishing the area's lakes, but his true passion in life was his family, especially the grandkids!
Jim was united in marriage on September 30, 1972 in Martinsburg, WVA. Surviving is his wife of 46 years, four daughters, two sons, twelve precious grandchildren; three great grandchildren, his sister, and a brother-in-law. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Sue Ann Sabourin.
Interment in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI
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