Caroline Murray's Obituary
Caroline Annie Murray, 91, of Vandalia passed away on Thursday,
May 26, 2016 at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am, Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at
Mother of Dolors Catholic Church in Vandalia with Rev. Fr. Barry
Harmon and Rev. Fr. Joseph Havrilka officiating. Visitation will be
held from 9:00am until time of service at the church. Burial
will follow in Mother of Dolors Catholic Cemetery. Memorials
may be made to Fayette County Health Dept. Hospice or American
Legion Post #95 Vandalia.
Caroline was born November 28, 1924, in Stonington, IL, the
daughter of Thomas and Annie (Gillespie) Letcher. She married
Leo E. Murray on December 26, 1945 in Stonington, IL. He
preceded in death September 9, 2003.
Mrs. Murray was a homemaker raising 6 children, she was a member
of Mother of Dolors Catholic Church in Vandalia and the American
Legion Auxiliary. She often volunteered at the American
Legion, American Red Cross Blood Drives, and for the Summer Lunches
for Kids Program in Fayette County as a sandwich maker. She
loved spending free time making pies, gardening, card parties, and
spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Murray is survived by her sons Leo E. Murray Jr. and wife
Bonnie of Vandalia, Ronald J. Murray and wife Carol of Vandalia,
and David M. Murray of Terre Haute, IN; daughter Rita A. and
husband Frank Holzknecht; sister-in-laws Margaret Pieper and
Kathryn Roth; 11 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 2
great-great grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren; 5 step great
grandchildren; and 6 step great-great grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Lawrence
"Larry" Murray, daughter Ellen Brown, 2 grandsons, 1 granddaughter,
brothers Tom Letcher Jr., George Letcher, and Earl Letcher.
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