Ruble Murray Obituary (1935

Ruble Lee Murray, age 78, a master cabinet maker and carpenter, of the Newmansville community passed away Friday afternoon at Johnson City Medical Center surrounded by his family. He and his wife were the owner of Murray's Custom Cabinets in Newmansville and well known throughout East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina for his cabinetry for his skillfull use of various type of wood and transforming the wood into beautiful custom cabinets to meet the customer needs. On July 10th 1962, Ruble received his Contractors License, later going into business with his father, Luther, starting Murray and Murray Construction also working with his two brothers, Jimmy and Ray. Ruble continued in the construction business, building primarily houses and churches, until September 3rd 1973 when he purchased Humphrey's Cabinets in the South Central Community of Washington County. Over the years, as Ruble's cabinet business grew, he changed the name from Humphrey's Cabinets to Murray's Custom Cabinets. Over the years, Ruble won several awards at Homes Shows from Knoxville to Bristol. He has made cabinets for customers in every state on the East Coast and Hawaii. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He was the son of the late Fannie Walker Murray and Luther B. Murray of Chuckey. He was lovingly known as Papaw Dude by his grandchildren. In his earlier years, he was an avid hunter, fisherman and mentor, always willing to teach his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren his outdoor sportsman skills. He was a Vol and Lady Vol fan. He loved Baseball. He was a long time member of the West Pines Ruritan and one of the men responsible for establishing the Baseball field at West Pines School where played in an adult baseball league and also sponsored and coached a Little League team and later a Babe Ruth youth team. He also was involved with the West Pines Parent Teacher Association. As an adult he played baseball for West Pines and in 1972 his team won the Greene County Championship. Mr. Murray was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church severing on several committees' over the years, as long as his health allowed and formally a member of Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he served as Church Secretary. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Jackie Murray; his son, Terry Murray and his wife Robyn; his daughter Pat Taylor and her husband Rick of Chuckey; 2 step daughters; Alicia Marsh and her husband, Jeff of Morristown, and Cindy Howland of Afton; two step son; Biff Bitzer and Jackie Bitzer III of Lakeland Fla.; One Brother: Jimmy Murray and his wife, Jane of the Lost Mountain community; One sister: Genevieve Bolton and her husband, Paul of the Greeneshed Community; One Sister-in-law; Maxine Murray of Greeneville. Granddaughters, Logan Taylor of Chuckey, and a special Step -Grandaugther, Keri Bales and her husband Nathan Bales of Morristown; One Grandson, Aaron Murray and his wife, Amanda of Plano Texas, Three Step-Grandsons; Christopher Stuart and his wife Pam of Greeneville, Michael Pokorney and his wife LeAnn of Chuckey, Joshua Bitzer of Lakeland, Fla. Several nieces and nephews. 2 Great Grandchildren: Dylan Murray and Gavin Murray both of Plano Texas; Special Step Great Grandchild: Nathan Bales Jr.; and his beloved dog: George He was preceded in Death by his a brother, Billy Ray Murray and a special nephew, Jeff Murray. Active Pallbearers: Aaron Murray, Jimmy Murray, Paul Bolton, Stacy Bolton, Harold Murray, Bart Hulbert Honorary Pallbearers: Cletus Murray, Vance Walker, Drake Crawford, Seth Crawford, Drew Davenport, Brett Bolton, Ethan Murray, Billy Smith, Brandon Smith, Ben Hensley To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Ruble Murray, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. print Print Obituary