Vernon "Pop" Murr

Vernon “Pop” Dalhart Murr, 71, died on Monday, February 8, 1999 at the home of Dean Moyers, where he resided.

He was born on February 5, 1928, at Tennessee, a son of Robert Lee and Stella (Ferguson) Murr.

He was a retired truck driver. He served in the Army during the Korean conflict.

He is survived by a daughter, Janice M. Moyers of Chester; two sons and daughters-in-law, Vernon F. and Frances Murr of Emporia and Jeffrey I. and Ellen Murr of Richmond; seven grandchildren, Dean, Brian, Amanda, Tina, Jerry, Melinda and Rebecca; a sister, Jean H. Brydge of Stuarts Draft, two half-brothers; and two half-sisters.

A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Thursday at McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 tonight at Obaugh Funeral Home in McDowell.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association; the American Lung Association; or Highland County Rescue Squad, PO Box 268, Monterey, Va. 24465.