Ethel Murphy 1885 - 1972
MURPHY, KISLING, HARWOOD, HIXON
Posted By: LuRee (Carlson) Runnells (email)
Date: 3/12/2005 at 16:18:04
Mrs. Ethel Murphy, 86, of Keosauqua, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1972 at Van Buren County Memorial Hospital in Keosauqua where she had been since June 17.
She was born September 12, 1885 in Van Buren County, the daughter of John and Mary Harwood Kisling. On January 8, 1908, she married Morris Murphy in Keosauqua. He died June 14, 1967.
She is survived by three sons, Lawrence of Keosauqua, Floyd of Ft. Madison, John of Casper, Wyoming; a daughter Mrs. Iva Hixon of Douglas, Wyoming; nine grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Murphy was a member of the Congregational Church and the Keosauqua Book Club.
The funeral was held Friday, July 14 in the Catcott Funeral Home, with the Rev. Minard Marshall officiating. Burial was in Fellows Cemetery.
Submitted by LuRee Runnells; Ethel's husband, Morris was my great uncle; this Obit. is in a family collection in my possession.
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