Joy Lee (Sprague) Crook Murray (1943-2015)

MURRAY, SPRAGUE, GRIFFITH, CROOK, JANSSEN, MANKE, TOLLE, JACKSON, ELLIS

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 10/25/2015 at 17:51:53

From Ryan Funeral Home obituary, Nevada, Story County, Iowa:

Joy Murray, age 71, of Nevada, died at her home on Friday, October 9, 2015.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Ames Municipal Cemetery in Ames. Chaplain Katherine Werner will officiate. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada.

Joy Lee Murray was born in Boone, Iowa, on October 19, 1943, the daughter of Vernon and Melivina (Griffith) Sprague. She grew up and received her education in Ames, and was united in marriage to Charles R. Crook. The couple was blessed with four children: Julie, Raymond, Vernon, and Ruby. Charles later passed away.

Joy was employed over the years as a nurses’ assistant, first at Bethany Manor in Story City and later at the Story County Hospital. She also volunteered at Long Term Care in Nevada.

On November 6, 1982, Joy married Floyd Thomas Murray at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada. Tom passed away on January 14, 2000. Joy was a lifelong resident of Story County, and lived in Nevada for over 35 years.

She is survived by two sons, Raymond Crook of Carroll, and Vernon Crook of Nevada; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Paul Janssen of Gilbert and Bob Sprague of Eagle Grove; three sisters, Nancy Manke of Nevada, Patty Tolle of Ames, and Kay Jackson of Texas; as well as many nieces, nephews and other extended family members.

In addition to her husbands, Joy was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Julie Crook and Ruby Crook; and her sister, Evelyn Ellis.

Ryan Funeral Home of Nevada has been entrusted with the care of Joy and her family.

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