Obituaries

BLANCHE “BEA” ELLEN MURRAY -

Blanche “Bea” Ellen Murray, age 81, of Greenfield, IN, passed away Nov. 3, 2011. She was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Bentley Stidham; she was born March 21, 1930 in Norton, VA and was a homemaker.

Survivors are sons, Ralph Murray and Larry Murray and wife, Judy; daughters, Linda Daringer and husband, David, and Edna Stall and husband, Larry; grandson, Joshua Doueik, whom she raised after the death of her daughter; local surviving brother, Rev. Douglas Stidham and wife, Ann; other brothers, Bobby Stidham, Randy Stidham (Geri Collins); sisters, Angie Durham (Earl), Leulla Arnold (Clayton), Connie Akers and Belve Galloway; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Doueik.

Hendyx Mortuary, Cumberland Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.

A graveside service for Blanche Murray was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Washington Park East Cemetery, 10612 East Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46229.

Courtesy of Johnson County Funeral Home of Mountain City, TN.