TITLE:  Dorothy King Murden

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, Febuary 28, 2001

SUBMITTED:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED:  Kim Grissom, June 2001

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Entered into eternal rest on the morning of February 27, 2001, Dorothy 
King Murden, widow of Alden Quinton Murden.  Residence, Charleston, 
South Carolina.  The relatives and friends are invited to attend her 
funeral services in Bethany United Methodist Church, Thursday afternoon
, March 1, 2001, at 12 o'clock (noon).  Interment, Live Oak Memorial 
gardens.  Friends may call at J. Henry Sthur, Inc., West Ashley Chapel 
Wednesday evening from 5 until 7 o'clock.  Mrs. Murden was born in 
Cordele, Georgia, the daughter of Charles Jackson King and Corrie 
Elizabeth Murphy King.  She was a retired secretary with Kerr Drug.  
She was a charter member of Bethany United Methodist Church.  She was 
a life time member of the United Methodist women, member of the 
official board, resident of the Dorothy Murden Fellowship class and 
soloist in the choir.  She was a past matron of the Loyalty Chapter 
#136 of Eastern Star where she served for 53 years in many capacities. 
She was secretary for 36 years and received life membership in 1993.  
She was an active member of the King's Daughters. Mrs. Murden was 
preceded in death by her husband, Alden Q. Murden, a son, Harold C. 
Murden, and a step-son, John McKnight.  Surviving are Herman Q. 
Murden and wife, Shirley; one step-daughter Bertha Mae Gann; one 
daughter-in-law, Vera McKnight; two sisters, Frances Royal of Atlanta, 
Ga., and Lutrelle Hinton of Birmingham, Alabama; four grandchildren; 
four great grandchildren; two nieces and six nephews, and a host of 
wonderful friends in the James Island community.  In lieu of flowers, 
memorials may be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, 1853 Maybank 
Hwy. Charleston, SC, or to Hospice Health Services, 1 Carriage Lane, 
Suite F, Charleston, SC 29407. (The Post and Courier February 28, 2001)

The relatives and friends of Dorothy King Murden are invited to attend 
her funeral services in Bethany United Methodist Church, Thursday 
afternoon, March 1, 2001, at Twelve O'clock (noon).  Interment, Live 
Oak Memorial gardens.  Friends may call at J. Henry Sthur, Inc., West 
Ashley Chapel.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethany 
United Methodist Church, 1853 Maybank Hwy.  Charleston, SC., or to 
Hospice Health Services, 1 Carriage Lane, Suite F, Charleston, SC 
29407. (The Post and Courier March 1, 2001) 

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