Murrell Lehman

Murrell Lehman, 96, of Winterset died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital in Winterset. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, August 14 at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines. Memorials may be made to the family. Murrell Lenore Davis was born February 4, 1916 in Runnells, Iowa; the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Halterman) Davis. She married Earl Lehman and retired in the 1970s as a film inspector for the Iowa Film Depot in Des Moines. Murrell enjoyed flowers and gardening. She is survived by her children, Alice Veach (Calvin) of Sioux City, Carroll Purdy (Esther) of Altoona, Jim Purdy (DeAnna) of Ohio, Marion Calloway of Des Moines, Lois Jean Hutchison (Charles) of Des Moines; siblings, Charles Davis, Francis Cleghorn, Lester Davis, Josephine Belcher, Laurence Davis, Bertha Davis, Robert Davis, and Raymond Davis; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Earl; children, Kenneth Purdy, Edmund Purdy, Marjory Jones, and Janet Barnes.