Joy Cook Murray

Joy Cook Murray, 90, of Roanoke, Va. went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2009. She was preceded in death by her father, Luther Cook and her mother, Virginia Whithead Cook St. Clair. She is also preceded by two brothers, Jack St. Clair and Stanley St. Clair and her husband, Ernest Murray. She is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Barbara Cook, of Roanoke, Barry and Sandee Murray, of Rock Hill, S.C.; two daughters, Cheryl and the late Jim Bolt and Beverly Cumbie, all of Roanoke; seven grandchildren, Timothy Bolt, of El Paso, Texas, Dayna Cook, of Roanoke, Noelle Bolt, of Roanoke, Randall Murray, of Rustburg, Shelli Murray Drago, of Charlotte, N.C., Shannon McClellan, Jesse Bolt, both of Pilot, Va.; twelve great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary June Johnson and husband, Bill, of North Augusta, S.C.; brother, Clark St. Clair and wife, June, of Buena Vista, Va. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Joy worked for 28 years at Vinton Weaving as a weaver and retired after many years of service from Community Hospital. Joy was a faithful member of Oak Grove Church of the Brethren. The family would like the staff of the Palliative Care Unit at Roanoke Memorial Hospital for their kindness and care during her last days, and also thank the staff at South Roanoke Nursing Home for their dedication to Joy while she was a resident. Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel on Monday January 4, 2010, at 10 a.m. with Pastor Ed Woodard officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Ridgse Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday January 3, 2010 at Oakey's South Chapel, 540-989-3131.