May 11, 1924 –  December 15, 2009  James William â??Jimâ? MurrayFuneral services for James William â??Jimâ? Murray will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 18th at Harvey Street Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Crockett and Rev. Jordon Johnson, Pastor of Harvey Street Baptist officiating. Visitation will be 6:30 â?? 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at Clement-Keel Funeral Home. Jack Bryan, Rex Russell, Doyle Murray, Russell Faulkner, Kerry Johnson and Roy Gene Sillman will serve as pallbearers.
Mr. Murray, 85, passed away December 15, 2009 at River Valley Health and Rehab Center. Jim was born May 11, 1924 in Gainesville, Texas to Rodger Edgar and Roxie Mae (McKnight) Murray. He served in the US Army during WWII. He married Tommie LaVera Martin August 12, 1947 in Montague County. Jim was the owner and manager of a motorcycle dealership in Gainesville for 15 years. He also had worked in sales for Brown Motor Company, Montgomery Ward and JC Penney. He was a member of Harvey Street Baptist Church
Mr. Murray is survived by his wife of 62 years, Tommie Murray of Gainesville; son and daughter-in-law, Bill W. and Nancy Murray of Greer, South Carolina; Grandson and his wife, John S. and McKenzie Murray of Greenville, SC; brothers and sister-in-law, Clifford and Carolyn Murray of Collinsville and Norman Murray of Gainesville; sisters and brother-in-law, Grace Vandergriff of Arlington, Beverly Norvell of Gainesville, Mavis Ogle of Fort Worth and Yvonne and Jerry Russell of Woodbine. He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Carl Wade Murray; sisters, Alene Trani, Essie Stewart and Rheba Murray; brothers, Rodger Murray, Doyle Murray, Howard Murray and Bob Murray.