

Mr. Joseph Luther Murphy, Sr., age 87, of Jonesboro, Georgia, passed away on November 13, 2015. Mr. Murphy is survived by his loving wife, Linda Murphy; his children: Edith Adrian (Gary) Masingill-Stockbridge, GA, Joseph Luther (Cheryl) Murphy, Jr.-Zebulon, GA, Edward Daniel (Deborah) Murphy-Marietta, GA, Jerry Wayne (Jasmine) Lee, Jr-Panama City, FL, Wendy Leia (Steve) Adams Carlson-Panama City, FL, Matthew Bonham (adopted son) -New Jersey; his grandchildren: Michelle Scott (Ron Singletary)-Zebulon, GA, Michael Scott (Jessica) McQuillen-Norfolk, VA, Nicole Frances Masingill (Calvin Keever)-Greensboro, NC, Joseph Lee Murphy-Zebulon, GA, Kelvin Daniel Murphy-Birmingham, AL, Jessica Valerie Lee-Panama City, FL, Brandon Lee Jensen-Panama City, FL, Jerry Wayne Lee, III-Panama City, FL, Jason Michael Lee-Panama City, FL, Aaliyah Yvonne Jensen-Newnan, Ga., James Russell Carlson-Panama City, FL, Logan Connor Carlson-Panama City, FL; his great-grandchildren: Thomas Lee Singletary, Isabella Pearl Ross, Victoria Lyn Singletary, Wesley Scott McQuillen, Wyatt Vincent Murphy, Jason Luke Keever, Henry Alton Murphy, Carson Arthur McQuillen, Jonathan Mitchell Keever, Sarah Elizabeth McQuillen; his sisters: Sara Brock, Mary Jane Exum, Bettye Jo Murphy; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Murphy is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Lemuel Murphy and Mary Frances Dodson Murphy and his brother, Tommy Murphy.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Masonic Lodge of Georgia Children's Home at P.O. Box 4183 Macon, GA 31208, Old Huie Cemetery Fund located at 1797 Walker Ridge Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30064 and Pruitt Health Hospice located at 1626 Jeurgens Court, Norcross, Georgia 30093.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Sunday, November 15, 2015 from 1-5pm at the Tara Garden Chapel Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held for Mr. Murphy on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 1:00pm at the Tara Garden Chapel Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeffery Lowe will officiate. Interment will follow at the Fairview Memorial Gardens, Stockbridge, Georgia.
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