Albert was born in Christopher, March 19, 1928, to O.K. Gulley and Ida Mae (Armstrong) Gulley.
He married Helen (Pharis) Gulley in 1950 and she survives in Benton.
Albert worked as a school teacher, guidance counselor, principal and superintendent of Benton Consolidated High School.
He attended the Benton-West City Church of Christ and was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Albert was also a member of the American Legion and the National and Illinois Retired Teacher Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by a son Alan Gulley, two sisters, Ova Downen and Flosie Wilson and three brothers Oscar, Denver and Virgil Gulley.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday April 9 in Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher, with Brother Steve Reeves officiating. Internment will be in Hammond Cemetery in Buckner. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Benton-West City Church of Christ.
For more information, visit www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com.
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