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106. William Fred MURRAY was born in Dec 1898 in Catawba County, North Carolina.133,134,137 In 1910 he was a farm laborer on his father's farm in Catawba Twp., Catawba County, North Carolina.137 He died in 1967 in Catawba County, North Carolina and was buried in Mountain View United Methodist Church Cemetery.134

William Fred MURRAY and Nannie WILSON were married estimated 1920. Nannie WILSON was born in 1898134 and died in 1972 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He was buried in Mountain View United Methodist Church Cemetery.134 William Fred MURRAY and Nannie WILSON had the following children:

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 Charlie Durante MURRAY was born on 10 Mar 1919 in Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina. He died on 13 Sep 2005 in Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory, North Carolina and was buried in Maiden City Cemetery, Maiden, North Carolina. He was married to Mary Lee ARNDT on 28 December 1939.

His obituary read as follows: MAIDEN - Charlie Durante Murray, 86, of 107 E. Pine St., died Sept. 13, 2005, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Born March 10, 1919, near Murrays Mill, Catawba, he was a son of the late William Fred Murray and Nannie Wilson Murray. A member of First United Methodist Church, in which he held every possible position, he attended Balls Creek High School, and was valedictorian of the Class of 1935, he was a postal clerk for the Maiden Post Office. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Mary Lee Murray of the home; a son, C. Douglas Murray of Nashville, Tenn.; a brother, Woodrow Murray of Newton; a sister, Rachel M. Sharpe of Catawba; many loving nieces, nephews and in-laws. The funeral service will be conducted by the Revs. Sarah Kalish and Jim Pyatt at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Maiden Cemetery. The family will be at Goodin-Drum Funeral Home from 6:30 to 8 tonight, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or American Lung Association. Goodin-Drum Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [Hickory Daily Record - Thursday, September 15, 2005]