Funeral services for Sally Haden Murray, 86 of Marshall will be held at 10 a.m., Friday September 16, 2016 in the chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Bro. Pete Sellers officiating. Interment will follow in Rock Hill Cemetery. A time of visitation will held from 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. prior to the service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2016 at the funeral home. Mrs. Murray passed away September 13, 2016.

Sally Haden Murray was born August 31, 1930 in Rock Hill, Texas, the daughter of Herman Hoyt Haden and Annie Lou Majors Haden. She lived in Marshall her whole adult life and was employed at Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant for many years until she retired. She married James Stephens and had three children, James Jr., Danny and Lou Anne. In 1975, Sally married Thomas Murray and became the step-mother to 3 step-sons, Clayton, Mark and John Murray. Sally loved oil painting, crochet and camping. She also enjoyed the holidays and getting to spend time with her family. Sally was of the Baptist faith.

Surviving Sally are her husband of 40 years, Thomas Murray of Marshall; two sons, James C. Stephens Jr and Danny Stephens and wife Tanya all of Marshall; one daughter, Lou Anne Morton and husband Charles of White Oak; two step-sons, Mark Murray and wife Alea of Gladewater and John Murray and wife Maria of Navarre, Florida; sister, Estelle Haden of Rock Hill; grandchildren, Shelby Stephens, Blake Stephens both of Marshall, Scott and Brandi Morton and Susan and David Donley all of Longview, Chris Morton of Denton, TX, Shawn and Sarah Stephens of Houston, Katie Mitchell of Hallsville, Jonathan Stephens of Midland –Odessa, Mary Ann and Davan Sanderson of Greenville, TX, Tommy Stephens of Hallsville, Jennifer and BC Bird and Erin and Brian Beaver all of Gladewater, Rachel and Luke Clemens of Gilmer, Christy and Tommy Newhouse of Austin, Robert Murray of Tyler, Jonathan and Christy Murray of Indiana, Megan Murray of Jacksonville, Florida and Katie and Matt Bunno of Colorado Springs and great-grandchildren, Devan Donley, Caden Donley, Ashlyn Donley, Rebekah Morton, Ella Morton, Kirsten Mitchell, Keaton Mitchell, Koby Mitchell, Nora Sanderson, Scarlett Stephens, Harvey Stephens, Brentley Paul Smith, Colin Bird, Abigail Beaver, Beau Clemens, Ian Bird, Noah Newhouse and Adin Newhouse. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Annie Lou Haden, brothers, Harvey Haden, Alton Haden and Bo Haden, sister, Annette Longino, step-son, Robert Clayton Murray and great-grandchild, Grant Owen Morton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made in Sally's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.