Fannie Marie Newman Murray, 87, formerly of Seal Avenue, Piketon, was called home to be with her Lord after an extended illness, on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Traditions of Bristol Village in Waverly. 

She was born April 17, 1922, in Hi Hat, Ky., daughter of the late Henton Newman and Mary Mitchell Newman. 

Three husbands, Burl Blanton, Virgil Black and Forest Dale Murray, preceded Fannie in death. 

Surviving are two sons, Kenneth Blanton and wife Jo Ann of Ashland, Ky., and Donald Blanton and wife, Sharlene of Circleville; two daughters, Eddi Blanton Nader of Chillicothe, and Pamela Black Matura and husband, Raymond of Gallipolis; 14 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; a brother, Harve Newman and wife, Jackie of McArthur; and many nieces and nephews. 

In addition to her parents and husbands, Fannie was preceded in death by a son, Roger D. Blanton; a grandson, Wendell J. Blanton; and brothers and sisters, Jim Newman, Kennel Newman, Lillie Brown, Dona Hall, Dorothy Hall, Leda Bennett, and Emory Newman. 

Fannie was a homemaker and attended Givens Freewill Baptist Church. 

Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly, with Pastor Charley Ross officiating and vocalist, Ray Mullins, a close friend of the family. Burial will follow in Beaver Union Cemetery, Beaver. 

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until the service on Tuesday. 

Memorial gifts may be made to In Care Hospice, 681 Third Street, Waverly, Ohio 45690. 

Sunday Times Sentinel (Gallipolis-Pomeroy, OH) 
Date: May 10, 2009
Page: A5
Record Number: 514225930
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