Lucille Murdock

Lucille Mae Gaters was born on March 10, 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Deacon Joseph B. Gaters and Mabel L. (Winbush) Gaters. Lucille was raised in Homestead, Pennsylvania where she attended school and graduated from Homestead Senior High School in 1954. She was inducted to the National Honor Society in 1954. Four years she attended the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. Lucille was united in marriage to the late Benjamin F. Small on October 18, 1958 and out of this union was blessed with a son, Jeffrey Wayne Small and a daughter, Sharon Denise Small Ford. Lucille accepted Christ as her Savior in 1947 under the late Rev. J. D. Morton and became a member of Second Baptist Church in Homestead, PA. She was a member of the Sunday School Department, pianist for Junior Choir from 1950 to 1960. pianist for the Hallelujah Gospel Chorus from 1954 to 1974, pianist for the Young People's Choir from 1975 to 1981 and pianist for the Mass Choir from 1981 to 1992, served as an advisor for the Gospelites Chorus, Teens for Christ and served on the Trustee Board. She was also a consultant for the "Small Family Ensemble". Lucille worked at Bell Telephone for 13 years and later joined Equibank and worked there for 20 years where she took an early retirement.. She remarried in April 3, 1987 to the late Alphonse Murock. On June 3, 2021 Lucille went home to be with the Lord. She was preceded in death by her brother, Deacon James. A. Winbush and sister Virginia E. Jones. Lucille's memory will be cherished by her son, Jeffrey Small, daughter-in-law Gina Small. daughter, Sharon D. Ford Small, six grandchildren Ashlee Small, Aleesha Small, Jeffrey Small, Jr., Christal Ford Bilbrew, Carlin Ford, Cornell Ford, 7 great-grandchildren Arlena Small, Rodney Small, Bryson Bilbrew, Jahleel Small, Hennessi Small, Hasan "Raymond" Davis, and Aaliyah Davis sister-in-law Lil Darby, brother-in-law Leroy Gilliard, very close friend Avelia Howell, nieces and nephews. "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith" (II Timothy 4:7).

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Lucille Murdock

March 10, 1937 - June 3, 2021