James Junior "Slim" Murrell

Male 1926 - 1994  (68 years)

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  • Name James Junior "Slim" Murrell 
    Birth 16 Feb 1926  Duncan, Stephens, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Navy - WWII 
    Death 8 Dec 1994  Borger, Hutchinson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • FRITCH - James J. "Slim" Murrell, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 1994 in his home.

      Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Fritch with the Rev. A.F. Casey officiating.

      Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.

      A native of Duncan, Okla., Mr. Murrell had been a resident of Fritch since 1948.

      He was a technician for Natural Gas Pipeline of Amarillo for 39 years. He was a veteran of WWII in the Navy and was a member of Senior Citizens of Fritch and of First Baptist Church.

      Mr. Murrell married Velta Trolinger July 14, 1951 in Clovis, N.M. She preceded him in death April 4, 1987.

      Survivors include, two sons, Dennis Murrell and Donnie Murrell, both of Fritch; two daughters, Cathy Snider of Amarillo, and Delena Burks of Fritch; a sister, Christine Roberts of Amarillo; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army.
      Published in Borger News Herald, Friday, December 9, 1994

      U.S., Social Security Death Index
      Name: James J. Murrell
      SSN: 440-30-9265
      Last Residence:
      79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
      BORN: 16 Feb 1926
      Died: 8 Dec 1994
      State (Year) SSN issued: Oklahoma (Before 1951)
    Burial Borger, Hutchinson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Westlawn Memorial Park
      Plot: Garden of Love A
      Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas, USA
    Person ID I34555  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2022 

    Father James Dixon "Jim" Murrell,   b. 1889   d. 1956 (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Clara Delena Gray,   b. 1891   d. 1983 (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F8382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Velta Mae "Mugs" Trollinger,   b. 15 Jul 1932, Liberal, Seward, KS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1987, Fritch, Hutchinson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jul 1951  Clovis, Curry, NM Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Cathy Jean Murrell,   b. 16 Aug 1952, Borger, Hutchinson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1998, Amarillo, Potter, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +2. James Dennis Murrell,   b. 9 Dec 1954, Borger, Hutchinson, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 2018, Amarillo, Potter, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Donnie Glen Murrell
     4. Delena Gay Murrell
    Family ID F12713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Feb 1926 - Duncan, Stephens, OK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Jul 1951 - Clovis, Curry, NM Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Dec 1994 - Borger, Hutchinson, TX Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Borger, Hutchinson, TX Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones

    Westlawn Memorial Park
    Borger, Hutchinson, TX


  • Notes 
    • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index
      Name: James Junior Murrell
      [James J Murrell]
      SSN: 440309265
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 16 Feb 1926
      Birth Place: Duncan Steph, Oklahoma
      Death Date: 8 Dec 1994
      Father: James D Murrell
      Mother: Clara D Gray
      Type of Claim: Original SSN.
      Notes: Nov 1947: Name listed as JAMES JUNIOR MURRELL; 14 Dec 1994: Name listed as JAMES J MURRELL