Murray, Alex R., 1891 – 1977, PVT, WW I; US ARMY; Son of William B. and Clara [Pate] Murray; wife Maggie Wilde McCammett, dau of Mr. McCammet & Emma Umphrey [1925 census]
Obituary – Alex R. Murray – Rites are Held Nov 30, 1977.
Last rites for Alex R. Murray, 86, were held at the Sheets & Son Funeral Home Nov. 30 with the Rev. Dale Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Red Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Armstrong Jr., Lawrence Brown, Jim Lyle, Walt Fankhauser, Verlon Weaver and Jim Shontz.
Mr. Murray died at Crestview Care Center, West Branch, following an extended illness.
The son of William B. and Clara Pate Murray, he was born near Mechanicsville Oct 27, 1891 and was educated in the rural schools of Red Oak Twp.
He was married to Wilda McCammant in 1921 and to Mary L. Glick at Camanche Dec 17, 1966. A lifelong resident of the Tipton area, he was a road maintenance man and veteran of World War I. He was a 50 year member and past Commander of the Tipton American Legion Post. He was also a member of the Tipton VFW and the World War I barracks. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, a sister, Mrs. Clara Smith, Phoenix, AZ, 2 sons, William, Davenport, and Roger, Waterloo, a stepdaughter, Mrs. David (Nancy) DeGroot, Cedar Rapids; 4 stepsons, Jerry & Lonnie Glick, Anamosa, Larry Glick, Whittier, and Jim Glick, Gulfport, Miss., 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Obituary – Alex R. Murray – Rites are Held Nov 30, 1977.
Last rites for Alex R. Murray, 86, were held at the Sheets & Son Funeral Home Nov. 30 with the Rev. Dale Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Red Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Armstrong Jr., Lawrence Brown, Jim Lyle, Walt Fankhauser, Verlon Weaver and Jim Shontz.
Mr. Murray died at Crestview Care Center, West Branch, following an extended illness.
The son of William B. and Clara Pate Murray, he was born near Mechanicsville Oct 27, 1891 and was educated in the rural schools of Red Oak Twp.
He was married to Wilda McCammant in 1921 and to Mary L. Glick at Camanche Dec 17, 1966. A lifelong resident of the Tipton area, he was a road maintenance man and veteran of World War I. He was a 50 year member and past Commander of the Tipton American Legion Post. He was also a member of the Tipton VFW and the World War I barracks. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, a sister, Mrs. Clara Smith, Phoenix, AZ, 2 sons, William, Davenport, and Roger, Waterloo, a stepdaughter, Mrs. David (Nancy) DeGroot, Cedar Rapids; 4 stepsons, Jerry & Lonnie Glick, Anamosa, Larry Glick, Whittier, and Jim Glick, Gulfport, Miss., 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Murray, Alex R., 1891 – 1977, PVT, WW I; US ARMY; Son of William B. and Clara [Pate] Murray; wife Maggie Wilde McCammett, dau of Mr. McCammet & Emma Umphrey [1925 census]
Obituary – Alex R. Murray – Rites are Held Nov 30, 1977.
Last rites for Alex R. Murray, 86, were held at the Sheets & Son Funeral Home Nov. 30 with the Rev. Dale Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Red Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Armstrong Jr., Lawrence Brown, Jim Lyle, Walt Fankhauser, Verlon Weaver and Jim Shontz.
Mr. Murray died at Crestview Care Center, West Branch, following an extended illness.
The son of William B. and Clara Pate Murray, he was born near Mechanicsville Oct 27, 1891 and was educated in the rural schools of Red Oak Twp.
He was married to Wilda McCammant in 1921 and to Mary L. Glick at Camanche Dec 17, 1966. A lifelong resident of the Tipton area, he was a road maintenance man and veteran of World War I. He was a 50 year member and past Commander of the Tipton American Legion Post. He was also a member of the Tipton VFW and the World War I barracks. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, a sister, Mrs. Clara Smith, Phoenix, AZ, 2 sons, William, Davenport, and Roger, Waterloo, a stepdaughter, Mrs. David (Nancy) DeGroot, Cedar Rapids; 4 stepsons, Jerry & Lonnie Glick, Anamosa, Larry Glick, Whittier, and Jim Glick, Gulfport, Miss., 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Obituary – Alex R. Murray – Rites are Held Nov 30, 1977.
Last rites for Alex R. Murray, 86, were held at the Sheets & Son Funeral Home Nov. 30 with the Rev. Dale Marshall officiating. Burial was in the Red Oak Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Armstrong Jr., Lawrence Brown, Jim Lyle, Walt Fankhauser, Verlon Weaver and Jim Shontz.
Mr. Murray died at Crestview Care Center, West Branch, following an extended illness.
The son of William B. and Clara Pate Murray, he was born near Mechanicsville Oct 27, 1891 and was educated in the rural schools of Red Oak Twp.
He was married to Wilda McCammant in 1921 and to Mary L. Glick at Camanche Dec 17, 1966. A lifelong resident of the Tipton area, he was a road maintenance man and veteran of World War I. He was a 50 year member and past Commander of the Tipton American Legion Post. He was also a member of the Tipton VFW and the World War I barracks. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary, a sister, Mrs. Clara Smith, Phoenix, AZ, 2 sons, William, Davenport, and Roger, Waterloo, a stepdaughter, Mrs. David (Nancy) DeGroot, Cedar Rapids; 4 stepsons, Jerry & Lonnie Glick, Anamosa, Larry Glick, Whittier, and Jim Glick, Gulfport, Miss., 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
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