DANIEL WILKINS McMURRY, age 77, died on March 27, 2010 after a battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Joshua E. and Mary P. McMurry of Forest City, NC. He was preceded in death by sisters, Peggy E. Philbeck, Pauline A. Yelton, and Ida Simmons. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. Dan is survived by his wife of almost 51 years Carolyn W. McMurry, a brother, William D. McMurray of Cary, NC, and his children, Dawn McMurry of Greenville, SC, Josh McMurry (Mary) of Woodbury, TN, and Jenny McMurry Moody (Carsten) of Maryville, TN. He had 2 grandchildren, Dylan and Hannah McMurry of Woodbury, TN and several nieces Barbara McMurray, Lauren McMurray Kelley (Richard), Allison McMurray and Robin Haynes (Walter), Mary Ruby Dotson (Dennis), and nephews Allen and Tony Philbeck (Cathy), Curt Simmons (Annette). Dan went to Warren Wilson High School in Swannanoa, NC. Following a four year service to our country in the Navy, stationed mostly in Cuba, Dan attended college and graduated from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC. He earned his Masters Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and taught Sociology at the University of Southern Mississippi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Middle Tennessee State University for 30 years. Dans zest for life was obvious by his love of scuba diving, sky diving, and travel in Mexico and Central America. He spent 10 years in the state of Yucatan, Mexico, and established a lunch program at an elementary school in Progreso, Mexico, and participated in La Mano Arriba, a program which sponsors under-privileged students allowing them to complete their high school education. A memorial service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church on Dejarnett Lane in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 10th at 11:00am. A lunch and a time of celebration of Dans life will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to La Mano Arriba in care of Suntrust Bank or the American Cancer Society. Woodfin Memorial Chapel, 615-893-5151, www.woodfinchapel.com