If you leave Murray Park by the north gate, you can’t
help but notice the low red brick building across Vine Street. The windows and
doors are boarded up, but the white letters spelling SUPERETTE are as plain as if they’d just been hung
there. This used to be a mom-and-pop shop; a place to grab a sandwich, to snag a
pocketful of penny candy, or to stock up on picnic supplies. The mom and pop in
this case were Bill and Shirley Crocker, who bought the five-year-old building
in 1958. Bill and Shirley ran the Superette and raised their two sons and two
daughters in the attached home behind it. While Bill served as superintendent of Murray
parks and recreation, Shirley managed the little store on her own. After they closed
the Superette in 1983, it became a garage where Bill restored classic cars. Bill
Crocker passed away October 9, 2016, a month before his 87th birthday.
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