Ms Pauline "Grace" Murley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Pauline Grace Prevatt Murley, age 102, of Geneva, Florida passed away Wednesday November 13, 2019 at Parkview Rehabilitation Center (Vitas Healthcare) in Winter Park. She was born on February 25, 1917 in Bradford County to Emma Eugene (Strickland) Prevatt and John Bevil Prevatt. Grace was a devout Methodist, a descendant of Florida pioneers, and an avid genealogy buff. When things were hard during the Depression, she lived with her aunt and uncle in Oviedo, Florida where she worked at an orange packing plant and graduated from Oviedo High School. She then rejoined her parents in Jacksonville where she worked in a cigar factory before becoming a real "Rosie the Riveter" on Liberty ships there during WW II. After the war she moved to California, married Octus Rook Murley, a Technical Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, and returned to Florida, eventually settling in Geneva, where she lived for 57 years. Before retiring, she worked in the banking industry and as a real estate agent. Grace was preceded in death by her son, William Alfred Bailey, Jr.; her brother Wilbert Harold Prevatt; and sisters Melba Louise Matheny and Mazie Prevatt Beasley. She is survived by her brother Rev. Erle Prevatt (wife: JoAn), her son Mark Steven Murley (wife: Theresa), grandsons Joshua and William, and beloved nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services were held on Tuesday November 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church of Starke with Pastor Michael A. Moore officiating. Interment followed at Prevatt Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home of Starke. In lieu of flowers, consider making a donation to Grace's favorite cause, the care and upkeep of the non-profit Prevatt Historical Cemetery. (Please make checks payable to Diane Hodge, 15529 N.E. 21st Ave., Starke, FL 32091.)

Ms Pauline "Grace" Murley

February 25, 1917 - November 13, 2019