In an essay she wrote for the 1995 book, From Wedded Wife to Lesbian Life, by Deborah Abbott and Ellen Farmer, she said she was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Murri also worked in the Alameda County Public Library and the lending library for patient services at the Alameda County Hospital. She married James Sanders in 1960 but they were divorced seven years later.
She then moved to Los Angeles where she attended church regularly and dated men. In 1955 she enlisted in the Air Force, but wrote that she was discharged after 14 months "as a result of that homosexual friendship." After high school she worked as a nanny in Washington, D.C. In an essay she wrote that was published in Peculiar People: Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation, she discussed her life growing up in Newdale, Idaho, a typical small Mormon town. Murri would often read from her extensive collection of gay literature. Lopez-Armijo was the more outgoing â€" she always had a smile and a joke, Jarvis said â€" while Ms. Jarvis said that the women loved comedy shows. She said that the women's trip to Idaho was to be their last trip to the annual family reunion of Ms. Jarvis said that the women met at a Pride Parade in San Francisco 35 years ago. We will miss them incredibly."Īdded Bobbie Jarvis, a longtime friend of the couple, "We will miss them both terribly." There will never be another Ina and Stella. They added a great deal of personality to our group programs and outreach activities. "Their ties to the community are far reaching which has always been a benefit to Lavender Seniors. "I can't say enough about how much they helped to improve the lives of others," said Dan Ashbrook, director of Lavender Seniors.
Murri was active in Affirmation, an organization for Mormons who believe in the worth of every soul regardless of their sexual or gender orientation. The couple was also very active in Women Over Fifty and Friends. The women were together for more than 35 years and were pioneers in recognition for lesbian mothers as well as role models for many in the LGBT community. Lopez-Armijo lived in Fremont and were original founders and active in Lavender Seniors of the East Bay. Police said that the driver of the pickup was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Lopez-Armijo, who was 76, grabbed the wheel and drove into a pickup truck to avoid pedestrians. Murri, who was 75, was driving to a family reunion when she suffered a massive heart attack and died at the wheel. Longtime partners Ina Mae Murri and Stella Lopez-Armijo died within moments of one another on Saturday, July 17 in southeast Idaho near Preston after they were involved in a car accident.
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