Surnames: Murray, Greenwell, Keeton, Borton, Lee Wilbur Greenwell Murray, 79, a resident of Hood River, (Oregon) died at a local care center in Hood River on Friday, November 2, 2001. He was born September 8, 1922 in Dayville (Oregon), the only child of Adam and Ada (Greenwell) Murray. He graduated from Dayville High School in 1940 where he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the 7th Infantry in the South Pacific during World War II. He received a Bronze Star Medal for exemplary conduct in ground combat in Pacific Theater of Operations. He married Betty Jean Keeton on May 26, 1947 in Pasco, Washington. They lived in Dayville and he worked as a livestock rancher, logger and rodeo performer until 1954 when he and his family moved to The Dalles. While in The Dalles he graduated from the Northwest College of Auctioneering in Billings, Montana and worked for Frank Wink Livestock Auction until it was dismantled to make way for the freeway through The Dalles. He was one of the original auctioneers at the new livestock auction in The Dalles. In 1961, he and his family moved to Hood River and started an auction business that sold livestock, furniture, antiques and estates. This business evolved into what is now Murray's Furniture with a store in both Hood River and Odell (Oregon). He was an honorary member of the Pine Grove Fire Department and one of the original organizers of the Annual Fire Department Auction that has been a tradition for nearly 40 years. Other interests included hunting and as many trips to Reno as he could fit into his schedule. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty Murray, Hood River; a son and his wife, Greg and Sue Murray, Hood River; two daughters and their husbands, Kit and Gary Borton, Hood River and Lynn and Tim Lee, Lake Oswego (Oregon); four grandchildren, Alexandra and Emma Lee, Jason and Christine Borton. Private entombment will be in the Idlewild Mausoleum in Hood River. Public memorial services will be held at the Pine Grove Fire Station, Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 2 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Pine Grove Fire Department, 2995 Van Horn Drive, Hood River, Oregon 97031 or the Parkinson's Foundation, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Road, Portland, OR. 97201. Arrangements by Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home. The Dalles Chronicle November 5, 2001 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser