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Funeral services for Viola Ruth Murphy, age 80, were held Saturday, September 20, 2008, at 10:00 in the Pace Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Irvin Mott and Bro. Stephen Lewis officiating. Burial followed in the Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville, Texas.
Visitation was held Friday evening, September 19, 2008 from 5:00 to 9:00 PM.
Mrs. Murphy passed away September 17,2008 at her residence. She was born April 14, 1928 in Newton, Texas to Christopher C. and Eliza M. Barrow Smith and married J.W. Murphy July 27, 1946. She liked to read and sew. She belonged to the PTA and from 1955 to 1975 she held offices in local and bi-county councils, she was involved with the Cancer Society and was a charter member of Big Sandy Southern Baptist Church and served in various programs in the church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Preceding her in death are her father and mother, husband, two sisters and three brothers.
Her survivors include her daughters; Ione Creel of Dallardsville, TX, Melinda Campisi and husband Paul of Beaumont, TX; Sonja Lambright and husband James of Dallardsville, TX; brother Oscar T. Smith of Victoria, TX, one sister Audria Ouhausen of Yoakum, Tx, five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Clayton Creel, Hawk Lambright, Kenneth Moffett, Brad Traxler, John Young and Mike Murphy.
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