William was born in Shelby County, Missouri, the son of the Rev. William Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Williams McMurry.[1] William F. married Miss Francis B. Davis in 1888. McMurry graduated from Shelby High School.
In 1887 Rev. W.F. McMurry was admitted on trial in the MissouriAnnual Conference. He was appointed pastor at St. Joseph, Missouri for three years. He next was appointed to Macon (1890–94) and Richmond (1894-98). He was appointed presiding elder of the St. Joseph District (1898-1901). He then transferred to the St. Louis Annual Conference, where he was appointed presiding elder of the St. Louis District (1901–02) before being appointed pastor of Centenary Methodist Church in St. Louis (1902–06). His final appointment before his election to the episcopacy was as Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the M.E. Church, South (1906–18). William Fletcher McMurry was elected to the episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South by its 1918 General Conference.
william, fletcher, mcmurry, june, 1864, january, 1934, american, bishop, methodist, episcopal, church, south, elected, 1918, prior, episcopal, service, mcmurry, also, notable, methodist, pastor, church, official, william, born, shelby, county, missouri, willia. William Fletcher McMurry June 29 1864 January 17 1934 1 was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South elected in 1918 Prior to his episcopal service the Rev McMurry also was notable as a Methodist pastor and church official William was born in Shelby County Missouri the son of the Rev William Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Williams McMurry 1 William F married Miss Francis B Davis in 1888 McMurry graduated from Shelby High School He was then educated at St Charles College in Saint Charles Missouri and at Central Methodist College in Fayette Missouri His D D was from Emory and Henry College in Virginia 1 In 1887 Rev W F McMurry was admitted on trial in the Missouri Annual Conference He was appointed pastor at St Joseph Missouri for three years He next was appointed to Macon 1890 94 and Richmond 1894 98 He was appointed presiding elder of the St Joseph District 1898 1901 He then transferred to the St Louis Annual Conference where he was appointed presiding elder of the St Louis District 1901 02 before being appointed pastor of Centenary Methodist Church in St Louis 1902 06 His final appointment before his election to the episcopacy was as Corresponding Secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the M E Church South 1906 18 William Fletcher McMurry was elected to the episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church South by its 1918 General Conference Bishop McMurry received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity from the Central Methodist College McMurry University in Abilene Texas was named in his honor 2 He died on January 17 1934 of a heart attack 1 References editThe New Bishops in Christian Advocate May 24 1918 Nashville Methodist Episcopal Church South p 56 1 Archived March 10 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b c d Bishop M Murry Dead After Grip timesmachine nytimes com January 18 1934 Retrieved September 22 2020 Stephenson Lane B 1995 Texas College and University Handbook College Station Texas Texas A amp M University Press p 38 ISBN 9780890966778 See also editList of bishops of the United Methodist Church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Fletcher McMurry amp oldid 1177301667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
