In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Jack Oley Murray.
Carolyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother. She was a homemaker and she loved to work in the garden. She was a lifelong member of Mt. View United Methodist Church in Claremont, NC.
Those left to cherish her memory are son and daughter-in-law, Scottie and Sandra Murray; daughter, Patty James; grandchildren, Traci McCombs, Louis James II, Clay Howard, and Bethany Howard; great-grandchildren, Madison Kanupp, Casey Kanupp, A.J. McCombs, Carter Howard, and Carson Howard; and sister, Linda Setzer .
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00-2:45 pm at Mt. View United Methodist Church.
A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Mt. View United Methodist Church with Reverend David Hawkins officiating. Burial will be held after the service at the church cemetery.
In Lieu of Flowers, memorials may be made to Carolina Caring, 3975 Robinson Rd, Newton, NC 28658 or to Meals on Wheels of Catawba County, PO Box 207, Newton, NC 28658.
The Murray family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover, NC.