Nell Cook Murphy

SERVICES: SATURDAY,AUGUST 3, 20132:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY,AUGUST 3, 20131:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT:LYNVILLE METHODIST CEMETERY(KEMPER COUNTY)OFFICIATING:REV. TIM EVANSMrs. Murphy, 81, of Pen­sacola, Florida passed away peacefully on July 31, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Nell was born and raised in the Lynville Community near DeKalb, Mississippi. After gradu­ation from Lynville High School, she moved to Mobile, Alabama where she later met and married Rolf Murphy. In 1967, the family moved to Pen­sacola, Florida where Nell worked in civil service at NAS until her retirement.The greatest joys of her life were her four children and two grandchildren. She was a dedicated member of the United Methodist Church and the local NARFE chapter. She loved her flowers and birds and had a ser­vant’s heart.She is survived by her son, Ron (Mary Jo) Mur­phy of Newton, Mass.; daughters Karen (Tim) Evans, Vicki Murphy and Molly Mur­phy, all of Pensacola, Fla., her grand­sons, Zach and Luke Evans along with a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.Nell was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Neola Cook; her husband, Rolf Murphy and her three brothers, Homer Cook, Kenneth Cook and Jack Cook.Pallbearers were Jim Cook, David Whittington, Terry Cook, Wayne Cook, Luke Evans, Mike Hall and John Cook. In lieu of flowers, dona­tions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Re­search Foundation (JDRF) 600 Beacon Parkway West Suite 860, Birming­ham, Alabama 35209 or Pensacola Habitat for Hu­manity, 300 West Leon­ard St. Pensacola, Florida 32501.