Mrs. Wilma Christene Brown Murphy, age 85 of Tompkinsville, died Saturday,
June 19, 2021, at Signature Healthcare of Monroe County.
She was born in 1935 to the late George D. Brown and
Pearl Woods Brown. She was united in marriage to Paula D. Murphy who preceded her in death in 1995. Wilma
was a graduate of Gamaliel High School Class of 1952; a member of
The First Baptist Church. She retired after 38 years as a Dental
Assistant with Dr J.M. Downing, Dr. J. R. Comer, and Dr.
Greg Crabtree. Wilma also worked for Deckards Florists and Taylor
Polson & Company.
She is survived by three sons; Eddie Paul Murphy and wife Patsye, Barry
Neal Murphy and wife Stacy, Dwaine Barnett and wife Vickie, two daughters;
Pamela Copass, and Cheryl Graham and husband Anthony, all of Tompkinsville,
nine grandchildren; Rebecca Copass Miller, Lindsay Murphy Wood, Kari Jill
Haan, Jennifer Murphy Guffey, Mara McKenzie Carver, William Coly Graham,
Craig Paul Graham, Ryan Neal Murphy, Morgan Barnett Smith, twelve
great-grandchildren; Travis and Hadley Wood, Collin, Reese, and Quinn
Miller, Harper Haan, Hunter Guthrie, Maddox Guffey, Cadance Carver, Will
and Alex Smith, and Drew Davidson, one nephew Greg Brown also survives.
Graveside services for Wilma Murphy will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, June, 21 with
interment to follow at Athens Ebenezer Cemetery.
There will be no public visitation at the funeral home.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may be made to Athens Ebenezer Cemetery
in memory of Mrs. Wilma. Bartley & Sons Funeral Home is both honored and privileged to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Wilma Murphy.