Stephen Gwaltney Worley, 59, lifelong resident of Hampshire, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at Maury Hills Church, 101 Unity Drive, Columbia, TN 38401. Burial will follow in Worley Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 3:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. at the church. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are assisting the family with arrangements.
Memorials can be made to Maury Hills Church, 101 Unity Drive, Columbia, TN 38401; Hampshire School Foundation, 4235 Old State Rd, Hampshire, TN 38461; and Worley Cemetery c/o Luke Jones, 4423 Stephenson School House Road, Hampshire, TN 38461. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born September 20, 1960, he was the son of Samuel Alonzo Worley and Jean Gwaltney Worley. Mr. Worley was valedictorian of Columbia Central High School’s class of 1978 and earned his B.S. Degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Tennessee. He owned and operated Worley Farms for many years and was a member of Maury Hills Church.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Marie Mitchener Worley, whom he married July 19, 1986; children, Brenton Samuel (Jessica) Worley, Katherine Marie Worley, and Stephanie Jean Worley all of Hampshire, TN; parents, Samuel A. Worley and Jean Gwaltney Worley of Hampshire, TN; sisters, Jan Worley (Blair) Maust of Clayton, NC, and Beth Worley (Roman) Kickirillo of Franklin, TN; grandchildren, Eugene Stephen Worley and Evelyn Beth Worley of Hampshire, TN; father-in-law, Keith Mitchener of Columbia, TN; sister-in-law, Sherri Mitchener of Columbia, TN; nieces & nephews, Demetria Worley, Frances Worley, Andrew Worley, Josh (Anne) Maust, Becky (Jonathan) West, Michael Kickirillo, and David Kickirillo.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Eugene Neil Worley; and mother-in-law, Helon Mitchener.
