Kenneth R. Murphy, Sr.'s Obituary
Kenneth R. Murphy, Sr.
Kenneth R. Murphy, Sr., born October 16, 1923, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, went to be with Our Heavenly Father on December 28, 2006.
He and his wife, Nalda Doby Murphy, graduates of Gladewater High School, retired to the Longview area in 1978 to be with family and friends.
Kenneth is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nalda. His children include one daughter, and son-in-law, Carol and Craig O?Dea of Holly Lake Ranch; sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth R. Murphy, Jr. and Nancy of Tyler, and Bryan Murphy and Carolyn of Baton Rouge, LA.
Additional family include grandsons, Darren Landry and spouse Angela of Frisco, Kenneth Murphy, III of Greenwood, SC., and Ben Murphy of Baton Rouge, LA.; granddaughters, Evelyn Nordlund and spouse Randy of Greenwood, SC., Emma and Sara Murphy of Baton Rouge, LA.; great grandchildren, Garrett and Emma Landry, Daniel and Michael Nordlund. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Kenneth was preceded in death by parents Bryan Kenneth Murphy and Bessie Brown Murphy of Gladewater.
Funeral services will be held at 4 PM Saturday, December 30, 2006 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview with the Reverend Tom Roberson of Oakland Heights Baptist Church officiating. Entombment will follow in Rosewood Park Mausoleum Chapel. The family will receive friends from 12 to 2 PM Saturday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in honor of Mr. Murphy to the: American Heart Association or HeartsWay Hospice of Northeast Texas.
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