Stories from Thursday, April 16, 2015

Lawrence "Larry" L. Murray was born in Montrose, Mo. the youngest of two sons born to Richard Eli and Zelma Fay (Sproull) Murray. Larry was a lover of music and an incredible musician. He played the piano, guitar, banjo, ukelele and mandolin. For years he played weekly in Virginia Tyler's Ukelele Club, Beaver Town's Hootinanies and he attended as many Barber Shop Quartets and blue grass performances as possible...

BETTE SEVERE, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas, was born March 18, 1918 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Walter and Evangeline (Roberts) Price. Bette had her graduation day on Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Holiday Island, at the age of 97 years...

Williams (Bill) James White, 79, died April 6, 2015. He was born Oct. 31, 1935 in McAndrews, Ken. to Wallace and Frona (Hackney) White. He was a Teamsters, U.S. Navy Veteran. On July 12, 2003 he married Shirley. He is survived by sister, Joy (Dale) Spears of Columbus, Ohio; daughters: Jessica Perew, Serena White and Geri Ann White; sons: Brandon (Kassandra) White and Joey Price; grandchildren: Aiden and Alana Perew and Makenna White; step-children: Jeanie (Don) Walls, Joe (Jill) Harpole, Jeff (Karen) Harpole; Jon (Deena) Harpole and Jason (Stacy) Harpole; 19 step-grandchildren.. ...