Willard D. "Bill" Murphy
1921 - 2006 (84 years)-
Name Willard D. "Bill" Murphy Nickname Bill Birth 9 May 1921 Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Cremation Feb 2006 Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS [2] Death 17 Feb 2006 Inman, McPherson Co., KS [1, 2] Person ID I40172 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 11 Apr 2010
Father David Andrew Murphy, b. 14 May 1894, Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV d. 31 Mar 1958, Washington, DC (Age 63 years) Mother Myrtle Whitney, b. 1900, Nicholas Co., WV d. 3 Apr 1962, Washington, DC (Age 62 years) Marriage 1 Sep 1917 Leivasy, Nicholas Co., WV [3] Family ID F14123 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rubye Ediger Marriage 1 Dec 1944 Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS [2] Children 1. Douglas Ray Murphy 2. Diane Kay Murphy 3. Donna Gaye Murphy Family ID F14126 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Apr 2010
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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.
- The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS, 20 Feb 2006
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