- Date Of Birth: August 28, 1924
- Date Of Death: May 28, 2014
- State: North Carolina
DURHAM Mr. Willie Herbert Murray, 89, a resident of Durham, died on Wednesday, May 28, 2014.
Mr. Murray was a native and lifelong resident of Durham, the son of the late Gattis Herbert Murray and Mittie Maybelle Simpson Murray. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He retired after over 30 years from the Durham Fire Department. He was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church in Hillsborough and served as Deacon Emeritus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Colleen Murray.
He is survived by his son, Thomas, W. “Tommy” Murray and wife, Debi of Surfside Beach, S.C.; one daughter, Brenda K. Ray and husband, Buddy of Hurdle Mills; brother, Norman Murray, four sisters, Virginia Young, Mayo Morris and Janet Shambley all of Durham and Earline Young of Apex; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
