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Vivian Gourley

Vivian Gourley[1]

Female 1910 - 2008  (97 years)

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  • Name Vivian Gourley 
    Nickname Nina 
    Born 8 Feb 1910  Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Jan 2008  Mineola, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Graveside services for Vivian G. Chandler, 97, Tyler, are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Rose Hill Cemetery with Dan Peeler officiating under direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler.

      Mrs. Chandler died Jan. 6, 2008, in Mineola.

      She was born Feb. 8, 1910, in Smith County to W.H. and Emma Northcutt Gourley. She attended Tyler schools. In the 1950s, she and her family traveled to India, where her husband worked with the natives teaching agriculture. She was a homemaker and a volunteer at First Christian Church, where she was an elder emeritus.

      She was preceded in death by a sister, Carra Trice; daughter, Marilyn Pope; son, Tommy G. Pope; and infant son, Robert Milton Pope.

      Survivors include daughters, Jean Fox, Lake Fork, and Janis Hallmark, New Boston; sister, Lotis Towles, Bossier City, La.; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; nieces and nephews.
    Buried 8 Jan 2008  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I24380  Family
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2024 

    Father William Hugh Gourley 
    Mother Emma Northcutt 
    Family ID F15335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Morse Pope, Jr.,   b. 24 Jan 1906, Troup, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 2000, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1930  Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Pope-Gurley Marriage Record 1930    		 Pope-Gurley Marriage Record 1930
    Children 
     1. Marilyn Pope,   b. 23 Jun 1933, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 2006  (Age 73 years)
     2. Thomas Gilbert Pope,   b. 14 May 1935, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1991, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. Emily Jean Pope
     4. Robert Milton Pope,   b. 8 Jan 1938, Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1938, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Janis Vivian Pope
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F8460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Karl D. Chandler,   b. CA 1917, Lovelady, Houston County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 7 Jun 1952  Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gourley-Chandler Marriage Record 1952    		 Gourley-Chandler Marriage Record 1952
    Divorced 26 May 1969  Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F15336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1910 - Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Dec 1930 - Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 26 May 1969 - Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Jan 2008 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Vivian Gourley (1910 - 2008)    		Vivian Gourley (1910 - 2008)

  • Sources 
    1. [S3403] Texas Death Certificate 1903–1982, Robert Milton Pope; Tyler, Texas; 6814; 17 February 1938.

    2. [S4807] 1950 Census for Smith County, Texas, 212-17; p. 72, line 2; dwelling 56; Vivian Pope; 6 July 2022.

    3. [S2669] Legacy Website, 6 July 2022; Vivian G. Chandler obituary 2008.

    4. [S948] McCuistion, Eugenia, ltr #4-400.

    5. [S4440] Texas, Select County Marriage Records 1837-1965, 4 July 2022; Pope-Gurley Marriage Record 1930.

    6. [S3706] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, online; 6 July 2022; Gourley-Chandler Marriage Record 1952.

    7. [S3530] Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2011, online; 17 January 2024; Vivian G. Chandler and Karl D. Chandler Divorce Record 1969.