Sophie Murray Obituary

MURRAY, Sophie Entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of September 19, 2007, Sophie Gruber Murray, widow of Alvin Ernest Murray. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral services Saturday, September 22, 2007 at one-thirty o'clock in Lutheran Church of The Redeemer. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL, Friday between five and seven o'clock. Mrs. Murray was born September 5, 1912 in Charleston, SC, the daughter of Henry Eugene Gruber and Annie Beckroge Gruber. She was a 1931 graduate of Memminger High School and attended the College of Charleston, where her granddaughter Amy Hammond later graduated. Before fulfilling her life-long dream of becoming a loving mother and grandmother, she worked as a secretary for Ernest H. Pringle, one of the first investment brokers in Charleston. She was an active member of Lutheran Church of The Redeemer for over fifty years, and belonged to the Viola Wise Circle. She was a member of The Moreland Civic Club. She is survived by her dedicated and very loving daughter, Rae Murray Hammond and her husband Bob; two granddaughters: Michelle Kenney and her husband Jeff and Amy Hammond; two great-grandchildren: Andrew and Jordan Kenney, and several cousins. She was predeceased in 1987, by her devoted husband of over 45 years, two brothers and a great grandson, Chad Kenney in 1997. Mrs. Murray will always be remembered as a loving, caring and inspirational mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She will be missed, but her spirit and love will live on forever. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, 714 Riverdale Drive, Charleston, SC 29407. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.