Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Dee” Ruby Carl William MURRAY 
3, Irene Apple Murray,3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray,470, Ruby Carl William "Dee" Murray
3, Irene Apple Murray,3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray,470, Ruby Carl William "Dee" MurrayBirthOct 26, 1924, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray,470, Ruby Carl William "Dee" Murray,404, "United States Census, 1930
DeathMay 28, 2014, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray
Spouses
1“Irene” Lettie Irene APPLE 3, Irene Apple Murray,3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray,470, Lettie Irene "Irene" Apple Murray
3, Irene Apple Murray,3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray,470, Lettie Irene "Irene" Apple MurrayBirthMar 20, 1926, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Irene Apple Murray,470, Lettie Irene "Irene" Apple Murray
DeathMar 10, 2014, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Irene Apple Murray
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Irene Apple Murray
FatherToy Dewey APPLE (1895-1966)
MotherRuth LOWE (1896-1972)
ChildrenRickey Lee (1958-2024)
Obituary Online notes for “Dee” Ruby Carl William MURRAY
5/29/2014
Dee Murray
GIBSONVILLE — Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray, 89, of Osceola-Ossipee Road, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Hospice Home. He was anxious to join his wife of 68 years, Irene, who died March 10, 2014.
A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Irene Apple Murray and son of the late William Steiner Presley Murray and Lessie McIntyre Murray.
He was a member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church and the Men’s Chorus. Dee and his brother, Howard, operated Murray Brothers’ Store on Osceola-Ossipee Road since 1948, closing its doors for the final time in July of 2013. During these years he serviced four generations of families’ cars. Open six days a week, you could set your clock by the “regulars” coming by for a bottle of Coke, peanuts and nabs. The stories that were told!!! Murray Bros. was the center of the Busick community for 65 years. He was known as the “chewing gum man.” He gave gum to every child he met. A quiet, humble man, he knew and loved everybody and everybody loved him. First and foremost, he loved the Lord and served Him faithfully all his life. He enjoyed raising a garden and, in turn, giving away anything he grew. He supplied the neighborhood with his fresh vegetables.
Dee is survived by his sons, Dean Murray and wife Devonah and Rick Murray and wife Joni, all of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Dylan Murray and Danielle Sockwell and husband John Paul; greatgrandchildren, Case and Cailynn Sockwell; and sister, Lillie Mabe of Walterboro, S.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; siblings, James Weldon Murray, Ida Murray, Henry Murray, Tommy Murray, Alvis Murray, Alice Ashley, Howard Murray and Ruth Jones.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church by the Rev. C. Alan Myers III, the Rev. Mike Mitchiner and the Rev. David Johnson. Interment will follow in Apple’s Chapel cemetery. Mr. Murray will remain at Lowe Funeral Home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the home at other times.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell or Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery Fund.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Alamance for the loving care over the last few days of Mr. Murray’s life.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray
Dee Murray
GIBSONVILLE — Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray, 89, of Osceola-Ossipee Road, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Hospice Home. He was anxious to join his wife of 68 years, Irene, who died March 10, 2014.
A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Irene Apple Murray and son of the late William Steiner Presley Murray and Lessie McIntyre Murray.
He was a member of Apple’s Chapel Christian Church and the Men’s Chorus. Dee and his brother, Howard, operated Murray Brothers’ Store on Osceola-Ossipee Road since 1948, closing its doors for the final time in July of 2013. During these years he serviced four generations of families’ cars. Open six days a week, you could set your clock by the “regulars” coming by for a bottle of Coke, peanuts and nabs. The stories that were told!!! Murray Bros. was the center of the Busick community for 65 years. He was known as the “chewing gum man.” He gave gum to every child he met. A quiet, humble man, he knew and loved everybody and everybody loved him. First and foremost, he loved the Lord and served Him faithfully all his life. He enjoyed raising a garden and, in turn, giving away anything he grew. He supplied the neighborhood with his fresh vegetables.
Dee is survived by his sons, Dean Murray and wife Devonah and Rick Murray and wife Joni, all of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Dylan Murray and Danielle Sockwell and husband John Paul; greatgrandchildren, Case and Cailynn Sockwell; and sister, Lillie Mabe of Walterboro, S.C.
He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; siblings, James Weldon Murray, Ida Murray, Henry Murray, Tommy Murray, Alvis Murray, Alice Ashley, Howard Murray and Ruth Jones.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church by the Rev. C. Alan Myers III, the Rev. Mike Mitchiner and the Rev. David Johnson. Interment will follow in Apple’s Chapel cemetery. Mr. Murray will remain at Lowe Funeral Home until taken to the church to lie in state 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.
The family will receive friends at Lowe Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the home at other times.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell or Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery Fund.
The family would like to thank Hospice of Alamance for the loving care over the last few days of Mr. Murray’s life.
You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Ruby Carl William “Dee” Murray