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Obituary- Murphy, Otis 1

OTIS MURPHY
Otis Murphy, a resident near St. Marys almost continuously for thirty years passed away Saturday, March 1, at SBA hospital, Topeka where he was taken a few hours earlier suffering from a complicated heart ailment.

Mr. Murphy had been ill for two years. With his family he had been living on a part of the old Black farm, owned by Irl Gulick, on the road to the Valley View cemetery.

In his active days Mr. Murphy was a farmer in the Pessimer bottoms west of St. Marys. Later he was employed on the railroad section.

The deceased came from early American stock. He was 5 years old and was born Feb 20, in Valeria, Ky., the son of Silas and Elizabeth Murphy natives of Virginia. His wife was Lotie [sic Lottie] McGuire.

He is survived by his widow, six children and three grandchildren. The children are Mrs. William Grieshaber and Mrs. Arnold Caudill of St. Marys, Jack and Betty Murphy of the home, Mrs. Eunice Locknish of Newark, New Jersey; and Lloyd of Hudson, Iowa.

Rev. J. H. Thornberry conducted the funeral services Wednesday after noon at two o’clock in the Methodist church. Interment was at Rossville.

The pallbearers were, Wayne Salisbury, Joe Perry, William LeBlanc, Art Holverson, George Yocum and Don Short.—St. Marys Star.

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