September 8, 1937 – June 15, 2018
Little River
Nancy Anne P. Murray passed away peacefully at home with her loving husband Ed by her side on Friday, June 15, 2018.
The couple had just celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on June 11th. Nancy was born on September 8, 1937 in Chicago, IL and was the middle daughter of Michael and Loretta Sinnott.
She attended Chicago parochial schools and received a B.A. from Clarke College and an M.A. from Kent State University. Nancy met and married the love of her life, Ed, in 1960 and together they began their journey which included career opportunities in St. Paul, MN, Chicago, IL, West Islip, NY, Severna Park, MD., and Akron, OH. In 1979, they relocated to Hilton Head Island, SC where they were the proprietors of Ed Murray's Restaurant. In 1989 they moved to Little River where they owned and operated The Parson's Table Restaurant until retirement.
Nancy and Ed shared a love of travel. Nancy was also a skilled seamstress, gourmet cook and
baker extraordinaire and avid gardener. She was an active parishioner of Our Lady Star of the
Sea having served as past president of the Ladies Guild from 1993-1995.
In addition to her husband Ed, Nancy is survived by her four children, Ed, Jr. (Roz), Mike, Meg
(Saul), and Annemari; five grandchildren, Meaghan and Hannah Murray of Brooklyn, NY,
Samantha, Izabella and John Michael Shavitz, her sister Katie (George) Bissett and several
nieces and nephews. Nancy was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Mary Loretta Gleason.
A funeral Mass will take place 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Our Lady Star of
the Sea Catholic Church, with a service following in the Columbarium and Prayer Garden.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Alpha -1 Foundation or St Jude's Children's
Hospital.
A guestbook is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com.
Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach is serving the family.
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