Marjorie Hey Murdoch

Marjorie Hey Murdoch passed away on February 17, 2010, after a courageous battle with

Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, James Gordon

Murdoch, and her brother Charles E. Hey Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Martha Murdoch

Tice and her husband, The Honorable Douglas O. Tice Jr., her son, James Gordon Murdoch Jr.,

her sister, Virginia Hey Harrison; three grandchildren, Sarah Hartz, Emily Basto, and Michael

Basto; two step-grandchildren, Douglas Tice III and Janet Tice; two great grandchildren,

Katherine Hartz and Charles Hartz; two step-great grandchildren, Douglas Tice IV and Christy

Tice; two nieces and two nephews, Sarah Atkins, Jane Garriott, Richard Hey, and Dr. William

Harrison.

Marjorie graduated from Smithdeal Massey Business College. She was a former member

of All Saints Episcopal Church where she served as choir mother for the Boys’ Choir. She was

an honorary member of the Commonwealth Woman’s Club, which she helped organize in 1951.

Marjorie will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A special thanks to nurses of Bon

Secours Hospice. They were a blessing to her family in such a sad and difficult time. In lieu of

flowers, contributions may be made to Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad or Bon Secours

Hospice, c/o Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation, 5875 Bremo Road, Richmond, VA

23236.

Her family will receive friends at 6-8 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2010, at Woody’s

Funeral Home,1771 Parham Road. A grave-side service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday

February 23, 2010, at Forest Lawn Cemetary.