John Francis Murray
John Francis Murray, 83, of Greenville, died Friday, May 28, 2010, in Briarcliff Health Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in Coker-Mathews Chapel with Rev. Marvin McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Funeral Home.
Mr. Murray was born, April 8, 1927, in Bridgeport, Conn., the son of James Henry Murray and Gertrude C. Riley Murray. On February 14, 1957, he married Winifred L. Hill in Aurora, Colorado. He was a veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard. After serving in the Coast Guard, he attended Radio School and worked for 25 years at Aeronautical Radio in Denver. He worked for 27 years at L-3 Communications as an electronics calibration technician, retiring in 2005. He was a life time member of BPOE, and member of the VFW and American Legion. Mr. Murray was a great family man and will be missed by all of his family, friends and co-workers.
He is survived by his wife, Winifred Murray of Greenville; sons, Michael J. Murray of Kauai, HI, Patrick J. Murray of Mesquite, and David A. Petersen of Rochester, MN; daughter, Susan Morrison of Grass Valley, California; eleven grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James Murray and sister, Evelyn Murray Allen.
Pallbearers will be Michael Murray, Patrick Murray, David Petersen and Ron Brown.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
