Tenia Murrell

GILMER- Funeral services for Tenia Murrell, 83, of Mescalero, New Mexico, formerly of Troup, Texas will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church in Big Sandy with Bro. Bill Weaver and David Honeycutt officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy. Mrs. Murrell passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 in Mescalero, New Mexico. She was born on January 15, 1933 in Troup, Texas to Bill and Christine Thompson Colvin. She Married Bobby Odell Murrell on November 7, 1950. Mrs. Murrell was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her son, Joe Murrell and wife, Brenda of Big Sandy; daughters, Barbara McWilliams and husband, Skippy of Big Sandy, Carolyn Cole and husband, Michael of Ruidoso, NM, Debbie Adkins and husband, Melvin of Creston, LA; brother, Jerry Colvin; sister, Shirley Dawson; grandchildren, Sarah Jo Jones, Thomas Murrell, Amanda Clifton, Bobby Davis, Ricky Honeycutt, David Honeycutt, Christina Christopher, Kevin McWilliams, fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mrs. Murrell was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bobby Murrell, and her parents, Bill and Christine Colvin. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.