Gloria Y Murray-Rison

October 1, 1954 - October 8, 2018

Gloria Y. Murray-Rison was called from earthly labor to heavenly reward Monday, October 8, 2018, at her residence in Columbia. Born October 1, 1954, in Horatio, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the Janie Miller Murray and the late Ira Murray. A graduate of New Rochelle High School in the Class of 1972, she attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina, and earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Columbia College and a Master's Degree from the University of South Carolina. She served her nation in the United States Army and was employed at the William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veteran's Administration Hospital and Fort Jackson Transition Point. Later, she was an EEOC Specialist with the Department of Labor, and finally, she was a CADRE Unit specialist with FEMA during major emergencies. Gloria leaves to cherish precious memories her daughter, Justicia Rison (Robert) Moore of Crofton, Maryland; three grandchildren: Ante Taylor, Joylen Bostic, and Justin Bostic; mother, Elizabeth Janie Murray of Horatio, South Carolina; brother, Clarence Murray of Lexington, South Carolina; devoted companion, Tyrone Steward of Columbia, South Carolina; and other relatives and friends who will miss her daily presence in their lives. The family requests potted plants rather than flowers.