Harrell Murrey

Harrell Preston Murrey 86 of Glasgow, KY died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was born in Gallatin, TN the son of the late John Woodall Murrey and Annie Ruth Harrell Murrey. Mr. Murrey had worked for Ford Furniture and Shirley's Furniture Stores and later owned and operated his own furniture store. He owned and operated Murrey Roofing from 1979-1995 and more recently had worked security for Eagles Creek Country Club in Naples, FL. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church since 1958 and a Sunday school teacher for the Fellowship Sunday School Class for 16 years. Preston was a veteran of WWII serving in the European Theatre with the 12th Armored Div. Co. A, 56th Armored Inf. Battalion. He is survived by his wife Montena; 4 children Harrell Preston Murrey, Jr. (Loretta), William Floyd Murrey (Terri), and Jane Grace Steffey (Randy) all of Glasgow and John Morris Murrey of Beaver Dam, KY; 1 stepson Kerry G. Nunn (Beverly) of Glasgow; 2 step daughters Kristina Wise of San Antonio, TX and Cherie Monticelli of St. Louis, MO; 6 grandchildren William Ryan Murrey, Ann Katherine Murrey, Ellen Elizabeth Murrey, John Brandon Steffey all of Glasgow, Allison Payten Murrey and James Preston Murrey of Beaver Dam, KY; 2 step grandchildren Chasity Jo Nunn Wilson (Dustin) and Tyson Chase Nunn; 1 great grandchild Riley Jo Wilson; a sister Ann Love of Princeton, NJ; several cousins and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in deathby his first wife Jane Norris Murrey; brothers Woodall and James Murrey and a sister Marie Ford. Funeral services will be 11:30 AM Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors provided by DAV Chapter 20 of Glasgow, will be in the Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be on Tuesday at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home from 2:00pm until 8:00pm and on Wednesday at the church from 10:00am until time for the service. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 500 S. Green St., Glasgow, KY 42141.