Elizabeth S. Murray

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Elizabeth lived in good health right to her age of 98. She said she wished to stay in her home until she died and God granted her wish. She passed peacefully on January 12, 2023

Predeceased by her first husband and father of their five children. Rev. Richard Slater who passed in 1971. She remarried to Rev. Paul Murray who passed in 1994. After that mom said two husbands is enough.

Also predeceased by her siblings: George, Earl, August, Gladys, Ethel, and Elaine.

Elizabeth is survived by her children: Rev. Richard (Nirmala) Slater, Judith (Larry) Smith, Suzanne (deceased husband Gary) French, Daniel (Gloria) Slater, and Stanley Slater. Also survived by her sister Florence Hollenbeck

Grandchildren: Nathanael, Joshua, and Sarah Slater, Anna Jones, Brian, Todd, and Kevin Stanton, Jeremy and Jamie French, Heather Raab, Justin, Crystal, Jacob, Joshua, and Laura French, Jerah Augello, Rachel Belanger, Kerrie Slater, Keith Slater, and Stephanie Sabourin.

Elizabeth also has 36 great grandchildren and counting.

Mom was born in 1924 at a time very few of us could possibly understand. Her father was a farmer and many hours with her siblings were spent doing chores on the farm. Even from such humble beginnings she graduated high school, and earned her bachelor's degree. Mom married our father Richard and they had five children. Elizabeth stayed at home to take care of their children while pursuing her master's degree in teaching. When the youngest had entered school she got her first teaching job. For the next 40 years she taught school in New York and later in Florida.

In the same period of time, Elizabeth was also a minister's wife. She taught Sunday school and with her musical background directed the choir and also sang solos for the Sunday Services. She continued her service to God and in retirement played the piano for Sunday services until one month before she passed away.

Elizabeth was a devout Christian who spent her life raising a Christian family and doing her best to pass on her believe that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. She left this world knowing that she was going to meet her Lord and Savior and all her loved ones in Heaven that had gone before her. She is now sitting at Jesus's feet.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 11am-12pm, with a service to immediately follow at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 4631 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo, NY 14454. Burial will be held on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 12pm at Maine Cemetery, Union Center Maine Hwy, Endicott, NY 13760.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church P.O. Box 396 Geneseo, New York 14454 or PRC of the Valleys 22 Liberty St. Bath, New York 14810.