Vera Murray

Vera Mae Murray, formerly of Mound City, Kansas died February 29, 2008, at Eastwood Manor in Commerce, Oklahoma, at the age of 80. She was born on August 14, 1927 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, to parents Elwood and Armintha (Towle) Stanbrough. She moved from Mound City, Kansas to Miami, Oklahoma to be near her daughter and family. Vera graduated from Mound City High School in 1945 and attended Pittsburg State Teachers College. She was a teacher, homemaker, and bookkeeper, employed at the Pleasanton, KS elevator from 1968-1978 and was City Clerk in Mound City from 1983 to 1991. Vera was married to Herman LaVern Murray on Dec. 21, 1946. He preceded her in death on April 7, 1997. Also preceding her in death was a sister Ruth Harlow of Mound City, and two brothers Lloyd Stanbrough and Eugene Stanbrough of Mound City. She is survived by one sister, Shirley Stanbrough of Kansas City, Mo; three daughters Marilyn and husband Lanny Hall of Yellville, AR; Tana and husband Charles Beard of Miami, OK; and Martha Smedberg of Newark, CA; six grandchildren Landon Hall and wife Cristine Gonzalez, Casey (Hall) Buonaugurio and husband Mark, Lauren (Beard) Palmer and husband Joe, Chris Beard and wife Heather, Nick Lash, and Jason Lash; and three great granddaughters Isabella, Madeleine, and Katherine. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Monday March 3, 2007 at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Mound City, Kansas. Burial will be in the Woodland Cemetery, Mound City. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 PM Sunday at the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home in Mound City. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Kansas. On line condolences for the family can be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider, Mound City, Kansas.