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Jerrel
Ray Murray, 76, passed away on his birthday, Tuesday, February 14,
2006 in OKC. Jerrel was born Feb. 14, 1930 in Pauls Valley, OK. He
is preceded in death by his parents and his son, Randall Jon
Murray. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, JonEvah, son,
Andrew, wife, Deidra, grandson, Sean, and brothers, Raymond and Bud
Murray. He is also remembered and loved by many other members of
his family and many friends.A former U.S. Marine, Jerrel retired
from the U.S. Treasury Dept. in 1995 after 35 years of service. He
met the love of his life while taking piano lessons in 1948 with
JonEvah's mother, Evah. He earned the Order of the Arrow as a
scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. His hobbies included sewing (for
which he earned a Golden Thimble Award in 1969), painting with
oils, genealogical research, and design. Jerrel designed the
Oklahoma Tartan, a district tartan, which was certified by the
Scottish Tartans Society in March, 1998. Jerrel helped organize and
led the Scottish Club of Central Oklahoma from 1982 through 1986,
when he organized and led the United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma,
Inc. Jerrel Ray Murray, Fellow in the Society of Antiquaries of
Scotland, was a frequent presenter of lectures and workshops on
Scottish history and culture and Gaelic music and language. His
most recent work in progress was to lead a group of volunteers to
compile a collection of artifacts representing Scottish history,
culture, music and language for the Oklahoma History Museum. Jerrel
served as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Services will be
held at 2PM Saturday, Feb 18, at the Church of the Savior, 5600 NW
63rd Street, OKC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to
United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma, PO Box 50414, Midwest City, OK
73140-5414.