Mr. Fred Bennett Murchison, Sr., 101 of Sanford, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Lee County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2020 at New Zion Baptist Church. The family will not be receiving visitors at their home due to the coronavirus.
Mr. Murchison was born in Durham, to the late Marie S. Terrell. He was a member of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church where he was a member of the Mission Choir and taught the Adult Men’s Sunday School Class as long as health permitted. He was also a member of the Silverstone Gospel Singers of Sanford. He served in the US Army during World War II and retired from the City of Sanford.
Fred was married to the late Alise Johnson Murchison and was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald A. Murchison.
Survivors include his son, Fred B. Murchison, Jr. of Sanford; daughter, Vanessa Y. Murchison of Sanford; three grandchildren, four great- grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter.