Alison was born April 21, 1962 in Belper, Derbyshire, England. She was a graduate of Lesley College in Cambridge, MA and received her nursing degree from Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, MA. Alison was a practicing registered nurse at the Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain, Boston, and worked in the medical insurance field with MassPro in Waltham, Boston. Upon moving to North Carolina in 2005, Alison was a stay at home mom for her daughter, Alexa and a volunteer with Weatherstone Elementary in Cary, NC, and the Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Lorna Murray.
Alison is survived by her husband, Thomas Wermke; daughter, Alexa Smith; parents, Hilary Murray and her husband Dan Freehling, and Bruce Murray and his wife Jane Murray; sister, Diana McKee; brother, Jason Murray; many nieces and nephews; former spouse, Dan Smith; and her two dogs, Sophie and Chloe.
A memorial service will be held 11am Friday, August 19, 2022 at Apex Funeral Home Chapel, 550 Williams St., Apex, NC 27502. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. www.nami.org/about-nami/donate-to-nami
Condolences may be sent to www.ApexFuneral.net
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