Mr. Murray J. Wright, age 88, of Vernon, Alabama, passed away Sunday, December 14th, 2014, at his residence.
Visitation, 12:00 (Noon) – 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 16th, 2014, at the Otts Funeral Home in Sulligent, Alabama. Funeral service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 16th, 2014, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Shiloh Pinhook Cemetery. Pallbearers, Darrell Pennington, Chris Woodham, Jimmy Wade Rogers, Luke Madison, Rickey Jones, and Danny Wayne Smith.
Murray was born August 24th, 1926, in Lamar County, Alabama, to the late Claude Carl and Mary Ella Duke Wright. He worked at and retired from U.S. Steel after 29 years in maintenance. Murray was also a part of the 43rd Infantry Division in the US Army, serving in the Korean War. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and trapper. Murray attended Oak Chapel Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jearline Smith Wright; step-daughter, Audrey Faye Carruth; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude Carl and Mary Ella Duke Wright; 2 brothers, Joe Wright and Tunnel Wright; and 3 sisters, Burtie Kennedy, Margie Guyton and Ozine Chaffin.
