Mr. Joe "Ken" Murray, Jr.

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Mr. Joe “Ken” Murray, Jr., 79, of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away July 3, 2017. He was born January 27, 1938, in Hartford City, Indiana, to Joe K. Murray Sr. and Mary E. (Dewess) Murray. Memorial services will be Saturday, October 21, 2017, at 1:00PM from Jeffcoat Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12:00noon until service time. A private burial in the Gauntt Family Cemetery will be held at a later time. Mr. Murray is survived by his loving wife, Joanna; son, Wes (Catherine) Woodle of Farmingdale, NJ, and Paul Woodle of Chesterfield, Va: three grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Jim Murray. Joe retired from the U.S. Army after 18 years of service. After serving in the Army, he was the owner and primary instructor of Atlanta Motorcycle Schools. Previously, Joe was an instructor for the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program. He was a member of National Rifle Association and was an instructor in handguns and rifles. Ken never slowed down, he enjoyed life. Memorial donations may be made to Dan Clark Motorcycle Safety Fund, c/o Carl Weiman, 524 Glendale Street, Owatonna, MN 55060. On line condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing Tallassee, Alabama