Worley, Theodore “Buster” Arnold

“Well done, thou good and faithful servant..enter thou into the joy of thy Lord” Theodore Arnold (Buster) Worley, 92, of Pulaski, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Christmas evening, December 25, 2012, at his home. He was born on July 18, 1920, in Todd, N.C., (Ashe County), to the late Samuel Isiah Worley and Matilda Rose Worley Foster. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 63 years, Goldia Pauline Rutherford Worley, in 2008; and their only son, Gregory Arnold Worley, in 1996; three sisters, Doris Eliza Worley, Jeanette Harrison and Virgie Lee Worley; and two brothers, James Cyrus Worley and Stanley Worley. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a long time member of the Pulaski Church of God and very active member within the church. He served as the church clerk since 1956 and taught Sunday school for over 47 years and was a former choir director and youth pastor. He was very proud to be a member of the Lord’s Acre Sale Association where he served as President for many years. He was retired from Jefferson Mills with over 27 years of service. Mr. Worley worked part time with Bower Funeral Home for 20 years where he and his wife, Goldia, were always considered a part of their family. Surviving are his wife, Berta Bond Viars and her family, of Pulaski; grandsons, Eric D. and wife, Mandy Worley, of Pulaski, Kevin G. Worley and wife, Ashley, of Dublin, and T. Larry Worley, of Dublin; granddaughter, Kimberly Worley, of Dublin; great-grandsons , Carter Eric Worley, Carson Grimes Worley, Caiden James Worley, and “Soon to Be,” Gregory James Worley; daughter-in-law, Bonnita Warden Worley, of Dublin; sisters, Catherine Richard, of Phoenix, Ariz., Martha W. Norris, of Boone, N.C., and Betty W. Southern, of Dublin; brother, William (Bill) Foster and wife, Ann, of Lancaster, Pa.; brother-in-law, Coolidge Spencer Harrison, of Statesville, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Aretta R. Barker, Shirley R. Neaves, and Iona Rutherford, all of Grassy Creek, N.C.; many nieces and nephews; and many friends Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the Pulaski Church of God (Refreshing Center) with Pastor Jerry Collins officiating. Interment will follow at the Old Dublin Cemetery where the VFW Post #1184 will conduct Military Honors. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. To send the family your online condolences, visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com The family wishes to “Thank” Good Samaritan Hospice for their compassionate and loving care. Bower Funeral Home, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the Worley family.