Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Denise Louise July 24, 2013
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Greenville Daily News - Fri. July 26, 2013

BELDING- Denise Louise (Holcomb) Murphy, 52 of San Diego, Calif., formerly of 
Belding, died unexpectedly Wednesday July 24, 2013, at home.

Denise was born on Dec. 14, 1960, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Edwin and 
Nellie (Brown) Holcomb.

Denise grew up in Belding and graduated from Belding High School with the Class 
of 1979. In 1984, following her mothers footsteps, Denise entered the U.S. 
Navy, retiring in 2004. During her 20 years in the Navy, Denise served on the 
USS Constellation in the Pacific and later was stationed in Guam, Hawaii and on 
both coasts. She earned the rank of E-5 at her retirement.

Denise married Ralph Patterson in 1985. From this union two daughters were 
born, Courtney and Kaitlin. In 2006, Denise married Martin Murphy. Denise was a 
past member of the First Baptist Church in Belding. She loved to sing in the 
Choir and was active in Awana. She was welcomed into heaven by her father, 
Edwin; her grandparents, Lee and Gladys (Bentley) Holcomb and Reuben S. and 
Mary (Troop) Brown.

Denise is survived by her husband, Martin Murphy, of San Diego; her daughter, 
Courtney Patterson and Kaitlin Patterson of San Diego; her mother, Nellie 
Holcomb recently of Belding and now of Cascade; her sister, Deborah and Richard 
Cameron of Caledonia; her nieces, Kristin and Jacob Ray of Boulder, Colo., 
Taylor Cameron; her nephew, Eric Cameron both of Caledonia and a host of other 
family and friends.

Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Belding, 
with Pastor Bruce Burfield officiating.

Memorials may be given to a trust fund being established for her daughters. 
Envelopes will be available at the church or Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home in 
Belding where funeral care has been entrusted. Online condolences may be given 
at www.jffh.com.




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