PEARL MURDOCK

Services for Pearl Murdock, 97, Liberty Center, were held Wednesday in the Liberty Center United Methodist Church with Reverend McClellan R. Nicholson officiating. Interment was in Youngs Cemetery, Liberty Center. She died Sunday at her home.

The deceased was born October 22, 1881 in Wood County, the daughter of Mathias and Mary (Bull) Swartzlander. She married Earl Murdock on June 12, 1904 and he preceded her in death in 1960.

Mrs. Murdock prepared income tax returns until age 80.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Helen McOscar, Mrs. Gertrude Crawford and Mrs. Roy (Lucille) McGary, all of Liberty Center and Mrs. Lawrence (Olive) Keeler, Bay City, Michigan; three sons, Charles Murdock and Dale Murdock, both of Liberty Center and Ray Murdock, Sacramento, California; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Swartzlander, two sisters, Alta Swartzlander and Maggie Spiess and two grandchildren.

The deceased was a former member of Citory Chapel U.B. Church, the former Reformed Church and its Golden Rule Class and was a member of the Liberty Center United Methodist Church at the time of her death.

Croll-Wright Funeral Home, Liberty Center, was in charge of the arrangements,