Arthur Leon Murray Jr

Arthur Leon Murray, Jr.

OGDEN - Arthur Leon Murray, Jr., age 81, passed away on November 8, 2011 of natural causes. He was born on November 18, 1929 to Clara Leora Mortensen Murray and Arthur Leon "Bud" Murray in Ogden, Utah.

His father passed away when he was just four years old and he and his brother Jim worked from a young age to take care of their widowed mother for the rest of her life. Art would carry a tender spot for widows throughout his life and always extended himself to care for them.

He was raised in Ogden and enlisted in the United States Army, serving at Ft. Benning, Georgia in the military police. He returned to Ogden and later married Helen Irene Reed in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple.

Art and Irene lived in South Ogden while Art worked as a brick mason building many schools, churches, and homes in the Weber County area. They were blessed with two children, Arthur Ross and Cindy. In 1968 they fulfilled a dream of building a house in Eden and enjoyed the beauty and the great people of the Ogden Valley for the next forty years. Art loved working on his land, riding the horses the family owned, bird hunting with his champion dogs, and fishing in the Monte Cristo area. Art was later employed as an electrician at Hill Air Force Base, retiring in 1988, then continued to work as the owner of Fisher and Lopi Stoves of Eden. For the past three years, Art and Irene have lived in Riverdale.

He will be remembered for his work ethic, his love of laughter, and for his persistence in standing up for what he thought was right.

Art is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Roland James Murray; son-in-law, Grant E. Maybury; and grandson, Jordan R. Murray. He is survived by his wife, Irene; son, Ross (Lorna) Murray; daughter, Cindy Maybury; sister-in-laws, Lorraine Murray and Marjorie Hawks; brother-in-law Kenneth Reed He is also survived by his grandchildren, Derek (Cyndi) and Rachel Murray; Kyle (Cebu), Lee, Christopher Maybury, and great-grandson, Grant Edward Maybury; and many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the many caregivers who have helped care for Art.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah. A viewing will be held on Friday the 11th from 6-8 p.m. at the mortuary and on Saturday 11:30-12:30 p.m. prior to the service.

Interment, Meadow View Cemetery where military honors will be accorded.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
November 11, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceMyers Mortuary - Ogden
1875 Monroe Blvd
Ogden, Utah 84401
November 12, 2011
1:00 PM
CemeteryEden Meadow View Cemetery
2150 North 5300 East
Eden, UT 84310
November 12, 2011