Obituary: Linthicum, Murrel Eunice
Living facility in Spokane, WA.
Murrel was born in Hale Center, TX in 1925, moving to California as a child.
She graduated high school, and married George Vernon (Vern) Linthicum on June 15, 1943 in Riverside, CA.
Murrel was a loving daughter, a loving, adoring wife, a caring mother and grandmother.
She was generous, outgoing and had an infectious laugh, she had a positive attitude, a lot of energy, and a good sense of humor.
She loved children, animals, the beach, camping and fishing.
Murrel took immense pride in her husband’s career as a firefighter for the US Air Force/Navy, Vern retired as Fire Chief of Alameda Naval Air Station in the 1980s.
Murrel was also supportive, and always took pride in her children and grandchildren’s accomplishments.
Murrel was artistic and creative by nature, a superb seamstress, she could knit, crochet and tat, she became an artist, selling paintings in California, North Dakota, and New Mexico, where Vern’s career took them, her artwork was displayed in galleries, libraries, and professional offices.
She won multiple awards, did a series of cultural pen and ink drawings for a local Riverside, CA newspaper, and was featured as an artist in newspaper articles in both California and North Dakota.
Murrel also became a cake designer, making many wedding/anniversary and special occasion cakes, she also taught painting and cake decorating.
Murrel always loved entertaining family and friends and had a gift for making people feel at ease, she also made time to help with homework and play video games with her grandchildren.
Murrel loved Christ, and went to church faithfully, while in Spokane, she attended Westgate Christian Church and Pillars Fellowship in Spokane, and was a member of Sinto Sr. Center.
Murrel is survived by her youngest daughter, Brenda Allen of Nine Mile Falls, WA; two grandchildren, Renee Jackson of Abilene, TX, and Jeremy Lange of Abilene, TX; one step-granddaughter, Melinda Allen of California, and five great-grandchildren in Texas.
She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 56 years, George Vernon Linthicum; her beloved daughter Conne Rae Linthicum; son-in-law John Thomas Allen; her parents Valentine (Volley) and Mabel Elizabeth; and her three sisters: Flo Oslin, Capitola Corsaw, and Frances Beckley.
A memorial service will be held at Fairmount Memorial Park, Sunset Chapel, 5200 W. Wellesley, Spokane, WA on Friday, May 30th at 3:00 PM with Chaplain Paul Barber of Gentiva Hospice officiating.