NAME: Ellie Murrell
BIRTHPLACE: Clinton
YEARS IN BENTON COUNTY: 20 years
FAMILY: Parents, Tim & Cindy; Brother, Drake
THE BEST THING ABOUT LIVING IN BENTON COUNTY IS: The community is always supportive and everyone knows everyone. And we have the best downtown!
FIRST JOB: Long Shoal Marina
WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP: Labor & Delivery Nurse with my BSN
OCCUPATION: Truman State Park Marina Staff
THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN: I went parasailing in Florida with my dad.
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: When I was working the Warsaw Basketball Tournament and I called Cole Camp the Cardinals instead of the Bluebirds; not just once, but twice!
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN YOUR FRIENDS: Honesty & understanding
YOUR GREATEST FEAR IS: Heights.
I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO: Live without my parents.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO: Sky dive.
IF I WON THE LOTTERY, I WOULD: Buy a brand new Kia Telluride, retire my parents, and build Bryce & I's dream home, with a guest house, of course! (You're welcome, Mom!)
MY DREAM TRIP WOULD BE TO: The Bahamas with Bryce.
HOBBIES: Shopping, the gym, volleyball & singing
FAVORITE BAND OR MUSICIAN: Ian Munsick
FAVORITE MOVIE: Annie
FAVORITE DRINK: Raspberry Mango water from Sonic
FAVORITE SNACK: Buffalo chicken dip
FAVORITE CANDY: Peanut M&M's
FUTURE GOAL: To be a Labor & Delivery Nurse, marry Bryce, have a couple kids and settle down in Warsaw
WHICH PERSON DO YOU ADMIRE MOST: My mom & grandma; they are the kindest, most caring, selfless people I know.
ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF: Live life. Stop worrying about the next, tomorrow will come, so be content with the present.
WORDS TO LIVE BY: "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."
