Edith Hood Murray, age 80, of Lunenburg, VA, went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mathews and Lela Hood; her husband, Raymond Murray; and her son, Cecil Murray. Also, Edith was preceded in death by brothers, Thorbon T.W. Hood, Floyd Hood, Kenneth Hood, Clyde Hood, Robert Hood; sisters, Lois Skelton and Evelyn Weir. She leaves behind a brother, Clifford Hood; sisters, Shirley H. Francis and Jeanette H. Tomlinson; daughter-in-law, Joy Murray; six grandchildren, Candace, Buck, Brandy, Ashley, Carissa, and Jill; six great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Bernard Overby. Edith was a longtime employee of Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation and a member of the Northside Gospel Chapel.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015, in the Northside Gospel Chapel Victoria, VA, with interment to follow in Lakeview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, VA, on Friday, March 20, 2015, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Browning-Duffer Funeral Home in Keysville, VA, is in charge of arrangements.
