Jean Magee Murray

MEMPHIS - Magee Murray Reynolds (98) was born January 30, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee and died peacefully on December 30, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents, Gladys M. Dixon and Orville D. Magee and sisters, Ann Magee Strawn and Nell Magee Roach. A lifelong Memphian, she graduated from Central High School in 1939 and briefly attended Southwestern (Rhodes College). In 1940, she married Ruffner Page Murray, who was the coach at Central High School. Soon after, WWII began and while “Coach” served in the war in Europe, she served on the home front as a Red Cross volunteer. They were married for 50 tears until he died in 1990. In 2001, she married Eugene C. Reynolds with whom she enjoyed traveling and spending summers at Monteagle until he died in 2017. Over the years, she enjoyed her memberships in Les Passes Fine Arts Club (two term President), Les Bonne Livres Book Club, Women’s Exchange, Memphis Glass Collectors Club, Arawata Garden Club, Chickasaw Country Club, University Club, Monteagle S.S. Assembly, and Idlewild Presbyterian Church. She was an accomplished local artist who studied many years under Paul Penczner. With her art and love of antiques, she created a beautiful home of which she was very proud. She leaves a daughter, Sandra Murray Polk (Marshall) of Nashville, Tennessee; son, Ruffner Page Murray, Jr. (Judi) of Monteagle, Tennessee; son, John Rosser Murray III (Joy) of Counce, Tennessee; five grandchildren (E. Page Polk, Murray Polk Smartt, Regan Murray Greer, Shelton Murray Thompson and Amy Page Murray) and eight great grandchildren. The family wishes to thank Ray Pope for his years of loyalty to the Murray family as well as Erma Stout and her family for their caretaking these past few years. A family service will be held at Idlewild Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 6th followed by a private burial at Elmwood Cemetery. The family requests any memorials be sent to The Heath Center of Idlewild Church (1750 Union Avenue 38104); Monteagle S.S. Assembly for the Ruffner Page Murray, Sr. Bell Tower Fund (P.O. Box 307 Monteagle, Tennessee 37356; or Elmwood Cemetery (824 S. Dudley Street 38104).