Wayne County, NC - Obituary of H.H. Murphey ~~~~~~~~~~ Goldsboro News Argus February 23, 1937 Last Johnny Reb of Greene Laid to Rest Special in News Argus Wilson, February 22 - A Confederate soldier was buried yesterday as the last rites for H.H. Murphey, 96, one of the oldest survivors of the Confederate Army in North Carolina, were held from the home of his son, S.W. Murphey, in Stantonsburg. The fourth Confederate veteran to die in this section of the State in the last 18 months Murphey was next the last survivor of the Confederacy from Greene County where he lived. Two from Wilson and one from Nash have died during that period leaving both counties without Confederate survivors while E.M. Barfield, former Wilson county man, is the lone survivor now in Greene County. Murphey joined the Confederate army at he beginning of the War between the States and participated in the siege of Richmond. He was buried yesterday in the family cemetery in Greene county. The Rev. N.L. Nobles, of Winterville, conducted the services. Deceased is survived by his son and one sister, Mrs. John Wooten, of Goldsboro. __________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tammy Tyner ___________________________________________________________________