Murray F. Prosser

PALMYRA -- Murray F. Prosser, 78, went to be with his Lord Oct. 1, 2007.

He was born Oct. 15, 1928, in Monticello, a son of Frank and Mildred (Kneeland) Prosser. He married the former Edna Smith on March 4, 1950.

Murray was an Army veteran. He owned and operated an auto body shop in Monticello for more than 20 years. Edna and Murray moved from the family homestead in Monticello to Palmyra in 1982. They had attended the Monticello Full Gospel Church, Deeper Life Assembly in Pittsfield, and the Jubilee Family Worship Center in Newport. He was currently a member of the Solid Rock Church of God in Pittsfield.

Murray is survived by two sons, Frank and his wife, Belinda Prosser, and Ray and his wife, Daryl Lynn Prosser, all of Palmyra; two daughters, Anita and her husband, Gordon Ginnish, of Plymouth, and Priscilla and her husband, Tom Hanson, of Kenduskeag; three brothers, Wendell and his wife, Merriem, of Pittsfield, Charles and his wife, Ora, of Florida, and Basil Prosser of Arkansas; four sisters, Alice Miller of Mars Hill, Doris Bishop of Houlton, Pat and her husband, "Frosty" Adair, of Gloucester, and Carolyn and her husband, Roger Graham, of Connecticut; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Jubilee Family Worship Center (formerly Newport Full Gospel Church), where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, with the Revs. Dana Perkins and Carl Engstrom officiating. Burial will be in Palmyra Village Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Crosby & Neal, Newport. Those who wish may sign an online guest register at www.CrosbyNeal.com