Born in Pensacola, Florida, she grew up in Mobile, AL in the Oakdale area. She was a member of Government Street Baptist Church. After graduating from college, Ruth Ann taught first grade at Fulton Road Baptist School. Her love of music and mastery of the piano led her teach piano to many students. Her love of people led her to a second career as a social worker with Volunteers of America. She loved to travel and would collect dolls from the areas she visited.
A loving and devoted aunt, she was preceded in death by her parents Thomas I. Murphy Sr. and Ruth Mae McClure Murphy McGraw, brother Michael Eugene Murphy and sister-in-law Rose Marie (Duff) Murphy.
Left to cherish her memory are her brother, Thomas I. Murphy, Jr. and sister, Susan (Dean) Chestnutt. She will lovingly be remembered by her nieces and nephews Richard (Melissa) Murphy, Patricia (Glenn) Foster, Catherine (Glenn) Cooper, Tim (Lisa) Murphy, Melissa (Joel) Hasse & Michael (Michelle) Murphy and many great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Pine Crest Funeral Home on Sunday, December 22, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at St. John’s Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to a charity of your choice in her name.
