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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., February 6, 1986, page 9

MURRAY

Howard Lewis "Tye" Murray, Sr. passed away January 26, 1986 in Hood River. He was 80.
Many people who knew Tye didn't know that his given name was Howard. He came by that nickname as a young man playing baseball. He played shortstop and batted left-handed, much like the popular player of that era, Ty Cobb.
He is remembered by his wife, Flora; son H.L. "Bubs" Murray, Jr. of Glenwood; daughter Rosemary Patterson of Pasco; grandchildren Shawn Murrow of Pasco, Taunie Shupe of Yakima, Trudie Harris of Moxee, Ross Murrow and Ed Murray of Glenwoood; and great-granddaughters Bodeen Harris, Marlena Shupe and Darcie Shupe.
Tye was born on September 5, 1905, the son of Charles Edward and Nettle Pauline Wright Murray at Glenwood.
His paternal ancestors originally came to this country from County Cork, Ireland in 1795, and settled in St. Mary's, Ohio before 1820. Tye's father, Ed Murray, bought the home ranch in 1899 and Tye lived in the same house for most of his life.
Tye moved to the Scapoose, Oregon area in 1926, where he was a partner in the Scapoose Planing Mill Company. He met Flora Juanita Porter in 1920. They were married on May 10, 1930. They recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.
When the depression hit, Tye and Flora moved to Glenwood and Tye went to work for the Klickitat County Road Department. He saw the first electricity go on at the County Rock Pit facilities.
In 1942, Charlie Wilson hired Tye as a foreman for the J. Neils Lumber Company. He worked at J. Neils and then for St. Regis for a total of 28 years before retiring in 1970. This logging tradition is being carried on today by his son and two grandsons. Tye took over the home ranch upon his dad's retirement. Although we all know that Tye never really retired from the ranch, his son Bubs and grandson Eddie are continuing to both farm and ranch on the Murray homestead. Riding for cattle every year during the fall roundup was something he looked forward to. He often talked about going from a bedroll on the ground to a travel trailer with a bathroom as an improvement in roundup working conditions over the years.
He was currently serving as a State Brand Inspector in Klickitat County, was a member of the Na-tional, Washington and County Cattlemen's Associations, White Salmon Masonic Lodge 163, Glenwood Grange 94 and Glenwood Pioneer Association. He was a charter member of the Mt. Adams Elks Lodge, and if you needed to find Tye on a Thursday night, you had to call Skyline Hospital -- where he was a trustee on the Board of Directors.
Tye played a vital role in forming the Glenwood Rodeo Association in 1939. He served actively, first as secretary-treasurer for four years, then as president and then as secretary-treasurer for the last 23 years.
Tye gave the Association leadership and insight as well as a long hours of hard work. Friends like Ollie Kreps, Bill Leaton, Ernie Childs and Osmer Kuhnhausen kept the Association going in the early years. In later years, Chuck Allen, "Uncle" Harry Dechand and Bob Seagle were just a few who joined Tye in continuing their efforts for the Glenwood Rodeo. Over the years. the "Ketchum Kaif" Rodeo and all it represented became a very important part of Tye's life.
In 1985, the Klickitat County Livestock Association honored Tye with the O.P. Kreps Pioneer Award for a lifetime of distinguished service.
Howard L. "Tye" Murray was a cowboy, and our friend. He was always there when we needed him, and could be counted on to hold up his end of any endeavor.
A Rodeo Memorial Fund has been established at the Rainier Bank in White Salmon in his name.
Funeral services were held in the Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The Mt. Adams Elks Lodge and the Rev. Roy Semmel officiated.
Interment is in White Salmon.
Casket bearers were Harry Dechand, Daniel Holly, Vern Addington, Hank Ladiges, Charles Allen and James Harris.
Honorary casket bearers were Gordon Boyes, Paul Ladiges, Bill Leaton, Ernie Childs, Erv Granahan, Bill Giresch, Wally Klingle and Ted Kolbaba.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., January 30, 1986, page 5

HOWARD L. MURRAY SR.

Howard L. "Tye" Murray Sr., a long time Glenwood resident and a founding father of the Glenwood Rodeo Association and Ketcham Kalf Rodeo, died Sunday, January 26, at Hood River, Ore., at the age of 80.
Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, to be followed by vault interment at White Salmon Cemetery.
A more complete obituary will appear in next week's edition of The Enterprise.

The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 6, 1986,page 8

HOWARD "Tye" MURRAY

Howard Lewis Murray Sr. was better known as Tye to his many friends, neighbors and colleagues.
Mr. Murray came by the nickname Tye as a young man playing baseball; he played short-stop and batted left-headed much like the popular player of that era, Ty Cobb.
He is remembered by his wife, Flora, son H.L. (Bubs) Murray Jr., Glenwood; daughter Rosemary Patterson, Pasco; grand children Sean Murrow, Pasco; Taunie Shupe, Yakima; Trudie Harris, Moxee; Ross Murrow and Ed Murray, Glenwood, and great-granddaughters Bodeen Harris, Marlena Shuper and Darcie Shupe.
Tye was born Sept. 5, 1905, the son of Charles Edward and Nettie Pauline Wright Murray, in Glenwood. His paternal ancestors originally came to this country from County Cork, Ireland, in 1795, and settled in St. Mary's, Ohio, prior to 1820. Tye's father, Ed Murray, purchased the home ranch in 1899, and Tye lived in the same house for most of his life.
Tye Murray moved to Scappoose, Ore., in 1926, where he was a partner in the Scappoose Planing Mill Company. He met Flora Juanita Porter in 1920, and they married May 10, 1930; they recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. When the depression hit, Tye and Flora moved to Glenwood, and he worked for the Klickitat County road department. He saw the first electricity go on at the county rock pit.
In 1942, Charlie Wilson hired Tye as foreman for the J. Neils Lumber Company. He worked for that firm and then St. Regis 28 years before retiring in 1970. Tye took over the home ranch upon his father's retirement, and his son Bubs and grandson Eddie are continuing to farm and ranch the Murray homestead. Riding for cattle every year during the fall roundup with something Tye looked forward to.
He was currently serving as State Brand Inspector in Klickitat County, and was a member of the national, Washington State and Klickitat County Cattleman's Associations, White Salmon Masonic Lodge No. 163, Glenwood Grange No. 94 and Glenwood Pioneer Association. He was a charter member of the Mt. Adams Elks lodge, and a trustee on the Skyline Hospital board of directors.
Tye played a vital role in forming the Glenwood Rodeo Association in 1939. He served actively, first as secretary-treasurer for four years, president and then secretary-treasurer for the last 23 years, giving leadership and insight as well as long hours of hard work. Ollie Kreps, Bill Leaton, Ernie Chiles and Osmar Kuhnhausen kept the association going in the early years, and later on Chuck Allen, Harry Dechand and Bob Seagle were only a few of those who joined Tye in the rodeo efforts. Over the years, the "Ketcham Kalf" Rodeo and all it represented became a very important part of Tye's life.
In 1985, the Klickitat County Livestock Association honored Tye with the O.P. Kreps Pioneer Award for a lifetime of distinguished service.
A Howard L. (Tye) Murray Sr. Rodeo Memorial Fund has been established at the Rainier Bank in White Salmon.