Post by LadyBlue on Sept 6, 2006 8:07:52 GMT -5
9/6/2006 - A Youngsville area man has been missing since Aug. 30, according to his family, which reported him missing last Thursday morning.
Jeffrey William Gourley, 34, of Abraham Hollow Road, was last seen after leaving work at the William Saunders dairy farm on Hazeltine Rd. in Sugar Grove Township at approximately 12:30 p.m. last Wednesday, according to his parents, Nancy and William Gourley, of Sugar Grove.
“Some people saw him at the stop sign not too far from the farm” at the intersection of Hazeltine and Stillson Hill roads at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, driving his red half-ton Chevy pick-up truck (Pennsylvania registration YSY-1971), Nancy Gourley said.
Jeffrey Gourley, who is married and has three young children, apparently cashed his paycheck after leaving work on Wednesday, and didn’t deposit any of it, according to his parents. That, his parents said, is unusual.
“His wife said he always deposits his check. It’s just weird,” Nancy Gourley said.
They also discovered that the check was cashed at a bank in Corry, something they also find unusual.
He left his wallet at home, including his driver’s license and automobile insurance papers, and did not appear to take any clothing or other items from his home, they said. The couple said their daughter-in-law, April Gourley, reported only a pair of sandals missing.
“He left the barn in his barn clothes,” William Gourley said.
The couple believes it would be very unlikely that their son would have left the area without telling anyone.
“I can’t dismiss the possibility that he cashed his check and left, but it’s way out of character for him,” William Gourley said.
“The thing that has bothered us is that this is so out of character,” Nancy Gourley said.
Their son’s life revolves around his love for his family and for farming, according to the Gourleys.
The family reported Gourley’s disappearance to police in Pennsylvania last Thursday. They said New York State police contacted their daughter-in-law on Monday to ask about their son’s disappearance.
State police scanner reports monitored in the Times Observer newsroom at around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday indicated that police were looking for a red Ford pick-up truck believed to be operated by fugitive Ralph “Bucky” Phillips in the Brocton, N.Y., area following the shooting of two New York State Police troopers on the Fredonia-Stockton Rd. in Chautauqua County, N.Y. Phillips is considered the prime suspect in the shootings. One of the officers, Joseph Longobardo, died Sunday as a result of his injuries. The other wounded trooper, Donald Baker Jr., was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
Warren-based state police said Tuesday that they are not viewing the cases as related, and that they will do all they can to locate Gourley.
Efforts by family and friends to find Gourley or his pick-up truck have turned up nothing. They have searched the roads and roadsides throughout the area where he lives and works as well as checking with local hospitals, but neither Gourley or his pick-up truck have been found.
Gourley is described as five feet five inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. Warren-based state police indicate that Gourley should have been driving his red 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck when he left his place of employment. The truck is described as a single-cab truck with a dent in the rear area of the bed on the driver’s side. Gourley’s family asks that anyone with any information call 489-3349 or 563-9265.
www.timesobserver.com/articles.asp?articleID=2283
Jeffrey William Gourley, 34, of Abraham Hollow Road, was last seen after leaving work at the William Saunders dairy farm on Hazeltine Rd. in Sugar Grove Township at approximately 12:30 p.m. last Wednesday, according to his parents, Nancy and William Gourley, of Sugar Grove.
“Some people saw him at the stop sign not too far from the farm” at the intersection of Hazeltine and Stillson Hill roads at approximately 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, driving his red half-ton Chevy pick-up truck (Pennsylvania registration YSY-1971), Nancy Gourley said.
Jeffrey Gourley, who is married and has three young children, apparently cashed his paycheck after leaving work on Wednesday, and didn’t deposit any of it, according to his parents. That, his parents said, is unusual.
“His wife said he always deposits his check. It’s just weird,” Nancy Gourley said.
They also discovered that the check was cashed at a bank in Corry, something they also find unusual.
He left his wallet at home, including his driver’s license and automobile insurance papers, and did not appear to take any clothing or other items from his home, they said. The couple said their daughter-in-law, April Gourley, reported only a pair of sandals missing.
“He left the barn in his barn clothes,” William Gourley said.
The couple believes it would be very unlikely that their son would have left the area without telling anyone.
“I can’t dismiss the possibility that he cashed his check and left, but it’s way out of character for him,” William Gourley said.
“The thing that has bothered us is that this is so out of character,” Nancy Gourley said.
Their son’s life revolves around his love for his family and for farming, according to the Gourleys.
The family reported Gourley’s disappearance to police in Pennsylvania last Thursday. They said New York State police contacted their daughter-in-law on Monday to ask about their son’s disappearance.
State police scanner reports monitored in the Times Observer newsroom at around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday indicated that police were looking for a red Ford pick-up truck believed to be operated by fugitive Ralph “Bucky” Phillips in the Brocton, N.Y., area following the shooting of two New York State Police troopers on the Fredonia-Stockton Rd. in Chautauqua County, N.Y. Phillips is considered the prime suspect in the shootings. One of the officers, Joseph Longobardo, died Sunday as a result of his injuries. The other wounded trooper, Donald Baker Jr., was reported in critical condition on Tuesday.
Warren-based state police said Tuesday that they are not viewing the cases as related, and that they will do all they can to locate Gourley.
Efforts by family and friends to find Gourley or his pick-up truck have turned up nothing. They have searched the roads and roadsides throughout the area where he lives and works as well as checking with local hospitals, but neither Gourley or his pick-up truck have been found.
Gourley is described as five feet five inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. Warren-based state police indicate that Gourley should have been driving his red 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck when he left his place of employment. The truck is described as a single-cab truck with a dent in the rear area of the bed on the driver’s side. Gourley’s family asks that anyone with any information call 489-3349 or 563-9265.
www.timesobserver.com/articles.asp?articleID=2283
