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DATE: Sunday, July 9, 1995                   TAG: 9507100194
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

JOE SHEPPARD MURRAY

Joe Sheppard Murray, 72, of the 5300 block of Julianna Drive, died July 6, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mr. Murray was a native of Whitney, N.C., and had retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service. He had also retired from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after 21 years as a purchasing agent.

Mr. Murray was a member of V.F.W., Branch 3160, F.R.A. Branch 60, and The Polish American Society of Tidewater.

Survivors include his wife, Angela Piwonski Murray, a daughter, Jonlyn Murray Reed of Reston, Va.; two sons, James S. Murray and Brian L. Murray, both of Norfolk; a sister, Jonlyn Murray Fuller of Winston-Salem, N.C.; a brother, Warren Walker of Badin, N.C.; two grandchildren, Kevin Lee Murray, Angela Frances Reed; and eleven nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 10, 1995, at Forest Lawn Cemetery by The Reverend Joseph P. Lehman.

The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. in H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Christ The King Gymnasium Fund. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments Norfolk Chapel is handling arrangements.

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