George Edward McMurtry, age 65, of Picayune passed awayMonday, August 16, 2010at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Slidell, LA. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
George was born in Gallatin, Tennessee and moved to Picayune from Huntsville, Alabama ten years ago.He had worked as a toolmaker for Chrysler Corporation, was a U.S. Army veteran and a Christian.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara McMurtry; wife, Diana McMurtry of Picayune; two daughters, Denise (James) Sims of Shelbyville, Indiana and Samantha Belcher of Madison, Alabama;one sister, Patricia Sutton of Phoenix, Arizona; three grandchildren, Amanda, Breanna and Hannah.