Murray Madeen

AIKEN, SC -- MURRAY LOUIS MADEEN, JR., 76, beloved husband of Doree Madeen, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at MCG Health in Augusta, GA. Born in Missoula, MT, Mr. Madeen was a son of Virginia Madeen and the late Murray Louis Madeen, Sr., he grew up in Butte, MT where he was married in 1953. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MSU. Mr. Madeen worked as a chemical engineer for 17 years in Hanford, WA and as a computer specialist in Saudi Arabia for 14 years. He retired in 1994 and had lived in Aiken for the last 17 years. He was a member of Cedar Creek Church, where he served as an usher and was a volunteer at Christ Central in Aiken. Survivors, in addition to his wife of 58 years, Doree; his mother, Virginia of Hamilton, MT; five children, Gladys (Butch) Burns, Pasco, WA, Shelley (Don) Peterson, Richland, WA, Murray L. "Chip" (Michelle) Madeen, Spokane, WA, Jenny (Chip) Jones, Aiken and Doree Jo (Mike) McKellips, Aiken; his grandchildren, Traci, Kelli, Cammi, Jesee, Sarah, Murray L."Chip" IV, Christopher, Brandon, Nicole, Dalton, Miranda, Joshua, Jeremiah, Candice, Emily, Ally, Russell and Cody; his great-grandchildren, Tyler, Averi, Declan, Ashtyn, Kelsey, Brayden, Jace and Emerson; a sister, Virginia (Bob) Opitz, Victor, MT; a brother, Craig (Kay) Madeen, Midland, TX and a brother-in-law, Bill Jones, Deer Lodge, MT. He was preceded in death by a sister, Gail Jones. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, August8, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Cedar Creek Church with Rev. David Hardy officiating. Memorial contributions may be directed to Christ Central, 3605 Richland Ave, W, Aiken, SC 29801. Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Murray Madeen, please visit our flower store.