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Murray Linder Gotcher
(husband of Mary Ellen7, John Calvin6, Obediah5, Robert4, John3, John2, Robert1 Pollock)

BIRTH: 03 Jan 1911, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas
DEATH: 10 July 1987, Dallas County, Texas
BURIAL: 13 July 1987, Swisher Cemetery, Lake Dallas, Denton Co., TX

Father:  Dr. Charles Gotcher
Mother: Rosa Riley

WIFE: Mary Ellen Pollock
MARRIAGE: 24 July 1932 in Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma
  
                           Murray and Mary's  Children:
                                    1. Maurine Lynelle GOTCHER
                                    2. Morris Stanley GOTCHER
                                    3. Glen Milton GOTCHER
                                    

Contributed and Written by Maurine Gotcher Smith

Murray and Maurice Gotcher were twins. Their father was a Doctor. When Murray and Maurice were 6 weeks old a neighbor lady came to see the new baby twins and with her she brought her little children. Her children had the Whooping Cough and the Twins both took it and Maurice died.

Murray's father, Dr. Gotcher, died when Murray was only five years old. He remembered being at his father's sick bed and his father told him that if he would follow the way of the Bible that he would always be alright. Murray took Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour when he was 24 years old and Grandmother Mary, or Mimmie as we all knew her said he stayed up all night long excitedly telling about it until the sun came up the next morning. He was a kind, gentle, loving man that dedicated the rest of his life to doing the LORD'S work. You could see this through his life, his family, and his church. He obeyed what his father had told him to do on his death bed and Murray Linder Gotcher, Daddo as we knew him, reaps his rewards in Heaven today!

Written and Contributed by Vicki Smith Land

My Grandfather loved many things, BASEBALL being his number 1 favorite sport. He was on the first bush league in this Denton County, Texas area. I remember as a girl on holidays we would all get together and play baseball. My Grandfather was always out there with us. He always had baseball on the television during the Baseball season. I suppose my Grandmother had to watch every game. I remember also his 2nd love was for rootbeer or coke floats. When my brother, sister, and I would go to spend the night or just for a daily visit, you would hear Daddo say "Mary, fix those kids a Coke float." Of course she would fix it for us. It was always his idea but Mimmie always had to fix it. Another great thing you could always count on with Daddo was that he would always have a peppermint candy in his pocket to give you. If he happened to be out at the time he would substitute Ludens cherry cough drops. I had so many cough drops that I consider them candy to this very day. And last but not least anytime you went by to see Daddo you could not leave without him giving you money to go buy an ice cream with. He called it "ICE CREAM MONEY".

Many years back I have a recollection of going to a service station that my Grandfather use to run. He would reach into a deep old coke box, the kind you lean over into, and pull out a drink that was like a soft drink but it was actually a Chocolate Milk drink in a bottle. Tim and I loved those Chocolate milk drinks. I buy them to this day for my children. I hope they will have fond memories of them as I do.

Another memory of my Grandfather that I cannot let pass is that of his beautiful smile. It was especially special because out of nowhere he liked to push out his bottom false teeth and make all us kids laugh. He did this special trick for every child in our family. I am so glad my children can laugh today and remember their Great Grandfather sticking out all his bottom teeth at them.

One of my cherished memories of my Grandfather is when I was pregnant and fixing to have Megan. Daddo had taken quite ill and was found to have had Addison's disease. Also, while in the hospital he somehow had broken his neck. What terrible pain he must have been feeling. On the day I had Megan my thoughts were not only with my new little baby girl but also on my Grandfather. I called him on the phone when I got home with the baby and he cried. He thought that he would not get well enough to come home from the hospital and see her. It was the Lord's blessing that within a short time my Grandfather was well enough to come home. When he did I immediately took baby Megan over to his house to see him. There in his den was a hospital bed. And as he lay there in it I laid the only little Great Granddaughter he had. HE WEPT!

My Grandfather loved all his Grandchildren so! Vicki, Tim, Laurie, Gina, Galyn and his Great Grandchildren: Luke, Cody (Daddo called him his SMILEY BOY), Megan: We were all lucky to have had Murray Linder Gotcher to be OUR GRANDFATHER!

WE LOVE YOU DADDO!