Donis M. Murdock, 87, of 316 Heritage Point, Morgantown, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, August 2.
Born Dec. 30, 1936, to Eldred and Gertrude Stoneking Morris, of Garards Fort, Pa., she was one of eight children.
She attended Garards Fort Elementary School, Mapletown High School and graduated from Waynesburg College with a degree in elementary education.
In 1959, she married Harry Murdock Jr., of Waynesburg, Pa., settling on the Murdock family farm, working first as a substitute teacher in Kirby, Pa. and later the Southeastern Greene School district before retiring after 25 years. After retiring, she volunteered for several years at Rosenbaum Family House in Morgantown and worked part-time at the local Sears in Morgantown Mall.
Donis was a longtime member of and pianist for the Fordyce United Methodist Church and attended Suncrest United Methodist Church upon moving to Morgantown.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2019 and a brother, Arnold Morris.
She is survived by son, Gary Murdock, of Morgantown; and daughter, Lisa Murdock, of Bethel Park, Pa. In addition, she is survived by siblings, Alice Taylor and Glenda (Tony) Donnelly, of Wilmington, Del.; Floris (Robert) Steinruck, of Gordonville, Pa.; Huston Morris (Cherie), of Latrobe, Pa.; Ronald Morris, of McMurray, Pa.; and Delora Jeffries, of Huntsville, Ala.
Services will be held at Fred L Jenkins Funeral Home in Morgantown, at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, with visitation at 10:30 a.m. Livestream will be available on the website.
In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Rosenbaum Family House, 30 Family House Drive, P.O. Box 8228, Morgantown, WV 26506 or online:
rosenbaumfamilyhouse.com
Condolences:
fredjenkinsfuneralhome.com
