Donald Murray

Jennings

Funeral services for Mr. Donald Lee Murray, 77, of Iowa, will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Miguez Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Robert Kratzer and Rev. Mickey Istre officiating.  Interment will follow in Istre Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home.

Visitation for Mr. Murray will begin on Friday, July 21, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until closing at 8:00 p.m.  It will resume on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. and continue until service time at 10:00 a.m.

Mr. Murray was born on May 8, 1946, in Jennings to Jules Murray and Audrey Spell Murray.  He served in the National Guard for six years and earned his GED.

He has been married to the love of his life, Roxanna Smith Murray for the last 54 years.  Mr. Murray enjoyed deer hunting, working in his shop, cutting grass, and spending as much time as possible with his family and grandchildren.  He was a very godly man that people looked up too.  He was a board member of Living Word Assembly for many years and served as the Men’s Ministry Leader for twelve years.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Roxanna Smith Murray; daughter, Jodi (Dwayne) Bebee of Iowa; son, Buddy (Rachael) Murray of Iota; sisters, Bea (Buzz) Bergeron of Jennings, Linda Skrantz of Jennings and Debbie (Al) Clay of Jennings; three grandchildren, Jordan (Ryan) Marshall, Matthew (Anna) Bebee and Kaleb Murray.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Nathan Murray.

Those carrying him to his place of rest will be Buddy Murray, Jordan Marshall, Matthew Bebee, Kaleb Murray, Ryan Marshall, and Dale Doucet.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dwayne Bebee, Andy Trahan and Robert Conner.