Jason Murray

Jason Murray, 29, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

Born Jan. 5, 1978, in Manning, he was a son of Charles Murray and Alice Caldwell Murray.

He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County and graduated from Manning High School in 1996. He was active in sports, playing football for Manning High School. He attended Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter. He was employed with Prime Trucking Inc. of Springfield, Mo.

Survivors are his parents, Charles (Diane Witherspoon) Murray of Manning and Alice Caldwell (Ernest Hilton) Murray of Manning; five sons, JaVon Murray, Micah Green and Darius Cantey, all of Manning, Tyler Murray of Fayetteville, N.C., and Alijah Ja Murray of Amarillo, Texas; a daughter, Alisia Murray of Amarillo; a sister, Melissa (George) Murray-Waites of Florence; and paternal grandmother, Fannie Murray of Foreston.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Manning, with the Rev. George P. Windley, pastor, the Rev. Northern Miller, presiding, the Rev. Northern Miller, eulogist, and the Revs. Harry Robinson and Eddie Lesaine assisting.

Burial was in Junky Yard Cemetery, Foreston community, Manning.

Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning was in charge of the arrangements.