Marion Battles Murphree, age 95 of Columbia, MS, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at The Grove Nursing Home in Columbia. A native of McAlester, OK, she was a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church Columbia where she taught the five year old children’s Sunday school class for many years.
Ms. Murphree was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Murphree; her daughter, Patricia Robertson; a son, Ronald Murphree; parents, S.O. and Ruth Battles; and a brother, Richard Battles. She is survived by three grandchildren, Sean Robertson, Ethan Murphree, and Gareth (Emily) Murphree; and two great-grandchildren, Ellie Murphree, and Charlotte Murphree.
Funeral services will be Monday, February 26, 2018 at 12:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 323 Second St. in Columbia where friends may visit with family from 10:00am until service time. Dr. Bryant Barnes will officiate at the service and interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.