Bonnie Lee Murray, 79, of Rising Sun, IN, passed away at 9:19 PM, Sunday, January 10th, 2016 at her residence. Bonnie was born in Switzerland County, IN on June 16, 1936, a daughter of the late Ardella (Whitham) and Lewis C. Workman. She attended school in Ohio County and was a graduate of Rising Sun High School, Class of 1954. Bonnie also received a Associates Degree from Purdue University in 1988. On November 14, 1953 she married Vernon Lee “Sox” Murray at the Rising Sun Church of Christ. Bonnie and Sox were married over 60 years until his passing on April 6, 2014. Bonnie worked as an administrative assistant at Anchor Glass in Lawrenceburg, IN, retiring in June of 1998. She was the secretary of the Anchor Glass Retirees Club and a member of the Rising Sun American Legion Auxiliary. Bonnie was also a faithful member of the Rising Sun Church of Christ where volunteering at the freestore became her job after retiring from Anchor. She was also a member of the Good News Club. Bonnie loved visiting with family and friends and going to any activity her grandchildren or great grandchildren were involved in.
Bonnie is survived by a daughter, Maria Murray (Robert Steele), of Cumming, GA; a son, Mikel Murray (Belinda), of Rising Sun, IN; by grandchildren Daena Sprafka (Joe), Kimberly Kuhn (Brian), Micah Murray & Robert “Trey” Steele and by great grandchildren Brooke Hensley, Bryce Combs, Joe Sprafka, Nate Sprafka, Kacyn Kuhn, Tyson Schraeder, Erica Schraeder and by several step grandchildren and step great grandchildren; by sisters-in-law Joy Ames of Jensen Beach, FL and Kay Burress (Don) of Rising Sun, IN; by brother-in-law Donald Siekman of Rising Sun, IN and by her aunt, Erma Whitham of Vevay, IN. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, by her husband Vernon and by sisters, Jeanie Cavanaugh & Ethel Mae Turner.
Funeral services will be at 10 AM, Saturday, January 16 at the Markland Funeral Home in Rising Sun, IN. Visitation will be Friday from 5-8 PM at Markland Funeral Home. Burial will be at Rising Sun New Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Rising Sun Church of Christ, the Cass-Union Scholarship Fund or to the Rising Sun Church of Christ Freestore (monetary donations or actual items for use). marklandfuneralhome.com