Willard D. "Bill" MURPHY
- Born: 9 May 1921, Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV 55,4078
- Marriage: Rubye EDIGER on 1 Dec 1944 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS 4078
- Died: 17 Feb 2006, Inman, McPherson Co., KS at age 84 55,4078
General Notes:
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS, 20 Feb 2006
Willard D. "Bill" Murphy, 84, died Feb. 17, 2006, at Pleasant View Home, Inman.
He was born May 9, 1921, in Leivasy, W. Va., the son of David Andrew and Myrtle Whitney Murphy. He graduated from Nuttall High School, Lookout, and W.Va. The family later moved to Washington D.C., where Willard worked for the Civil Service Commission for five years. He was a letter carrier for the Hutchinson Post Office, retiring Sept. 2, 1983, after 27 years of service.
He belonged to First Baptist Church, National Association of Letter Carriers, R.S.V.P., through which he delivered Meals on Wheels and was a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Village.
On Dec. 1, 1944, he married Rubye Ediger at the First Baptist Church, Hutchinson. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Douglas Ray and his wife, Patrice, Bedford, Texas, two daughters, Diane Kay Wilhite and her husband, Mike, Emporia, and Donna Gaye Peavy and her husband, Richard, Avon Park, Fla.; four grandsons, Adam and Ryan Murphy, and Jacob and Joshua Jantz; five nephews; and two nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charles Murphy; and a sister, Marguerite Becker.
Cremation has taken place. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice Care of Kansas, 1354 North Main, McPherson, KS 67460, or to First Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.
Noted events in his life were:
• Cremation, Feb 2006, Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS. 4078
Bill married Rubye EDIGER on 1 Dec 1944 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.4078
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