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Lilley Mabel “Mabel” <I>McMurray</I> Hull

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Lilley Mabel “Mabel” McMurray Hull

Birth
Orton, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death
13 Jul 2013 (aged 95)
Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Hill Spring, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
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Mabel Was the Daughter of Joseph McMurray And Helena Harriet Weaver ( McKenzie). Mabel was the 3rd Child of 8 ( 6 Girls and 2 Boys) . Mabel was Predeceased by all of her Siblings and her Parents as Well as Her Husband George Wilmot Hull. Mabel was the Mother of 3 Children. Her Husband was Killed in a traffic accident in 1962.
Mabel Hull Obituary - preliminary

Lilley Mabel McMurray Hull passed away at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the age of 95. Mabel was born on Feb. 11, 1918, at Orton, Alberta in the home of her parents, Joseph & Helena McMurray. In 1923, her family moved to the Starline – Prairieville area east of Claresholm where they resided until 1932 when they moved to Hill Spring. Mabel married George Hull in 1941 and they operated a garden and dairy farm in Hill Spring until George was fatally injured in a truck train accident in 1962. Mabel was devastated but courageously and competently continued farming until her youngest child, Nelda, went away to university in 1971. Mabel sold the cows, rented the farm, and moved to Calgary to take a Nursing Aid course at SAIT. After graduation she worked at Foothills Hospital until she retired in1984. Mabel will be remembered for her determination and strong work ethic, her compassionate service to others, her generosity, her sense of humor, and her great capacity to love others, especially her grandchildren who each thought they were her favorite (and they were.)

Mabel is survived by her 3 children: David (Claudia) Hull, Linda (Rick) Dawson, and Nelda (Jim) Layton, 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and a great-great granddaughter.

Mabel was predeceased by her husband George W. Hull, parents Joseph & Helena McMurray, siblings Pearl (Warren) Jones, Ruth (Gilbert) Olsen, Lois McMurray, Beth (Leland) Prince, Talmage (Beulah) McMurray, Della (Steele) Blumel, Jeddy McMurray, and a grandson, Darin Layton.

The funeral will be held at the Royal Oaks Chapel (81 Royal Elm Dr. NW Calgary) at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 20, 2013 . There will be a viewing from 10:00 until 10:45 . A luncheon will follow the funeral service.

Mabel will be buried next to her husband in the Hill Spring Cemetery that afternoon at 4:00 PM .

Mabel Was the Daughter of Joseph McMurray And Helena Harriet Weaver ( McKenzie). Mabel was the 3rd Child of 8 ( 6 Girls and 2 Boys) . Mabel was Predeceased by all of her Siblings and her Parents as Well as Her Husband George Wilmot Hull. Mabel was the Mother of 3 Children. Her Husband was Killed in a traffic accident in 1962.
Mabel Hull Obituary - preliminary

Lilley Mabel McMurray Hull passed away at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at the age of 95. Mabel was born on Feb. 11, 1918, at Orton, Alberta in the home of her parents, Joseph & Helena McMurray. In 1923, her family moved to the Starline – Prairieville area east of Claresholm where they resided until 1932 when they moved to Hill Spring. Mabel married George Hull in 1941 and they operated a garden and dairy farm in Hill Spring until George was fatally injured in a truck train accident in 1962. Mabel was devastated but courageously and competently continued farming until her youngest child, Nelda, went away to university in 1971. Mabel sold the cows, rented the farm, and moved to Calgary to take a Nursing Aid course at SAIT. After graduation she worked at Foothills Hospital until she retired in1984. Mabel will be remembered for her determination and strong work ethic, her compassionate service to others, her generosity, her sense of humor, and her great capacity to love others, especially her grandchildren who each thought they were her favorite (and they were.)

Mabel is survived by her 3 children: David (Claudia) Hull, Linda (Rick) Dawson, and Nelda (Jim) Layton, 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and a great-great granddaughter.

Mabel was predeceased by her husband George W. Hull, parents Joseph & Helena McMurray, siblings Pearl (Warren) Jones, Ruth (Gilbert) Olsen, Lois McMurray, Beth (Leland) Prince, Talmage (Beulah) McMurray, Della (Steele) Blumel, Jeddy McMurray, and a grandson, Darin Layton.

The funeral will be held at the Royal Oaks Chapel (81 Royal Elm Dr. NW Calgary) at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 20, 2013 . There will be a viewing from 10:00 until 10:45 . A luncheon will follow the funeral service.

Mabel will be buried next to her husband in the Hill Spring Cemetery that afternoon at 4:00 PM .



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  • Created by: Karen Dawson
  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114344512/lilley_mabel-hull: accessed ), memorial page for Lilley Mabel “Mabel” McMurray Hull (11 Feb 1918–13 Jul 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114344512, citing Hill Spring Cemetery, Hill Spring, Claresholm Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by Karen Dawson (contributor 46483891).