Obituary: Nina Effie (Murphy) Corley, September 21, 2015

Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines
Oct 2015
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The Observer/Enterprise, Coke County, TX, Friday, September 25, 2015 

Nina Effie (Murphy) Corley

Nina Effie (Murphy) Corley passed away on September 21, 2015. 
Visitation was held all day   Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at the 
funeral home with family present from 6 pm to 8 pm. Funeral services 
were held at 10 am, Thursday, September 24, 2015, at 
First Baptist Church of Bronte with burial following
in Fairview Cemetery. Services were under Shaffer Funeral Home.

Effie was born August 17, 1919, to Ben and Debbie Murphy in Sanco, Texas. 
Shemarried Marvin Corley January 11, 1941, in Tennyson, Texas, where 
they lived until 1957 when they moved to Bronte. They were members of 
First Baptist Church. Marvin preceded her in death in 1975. She was 
also preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, 
Eula Kinney, Geneva Clark and Francis Johnson.

Effie, or Grandma as she was known to her family, was known for 
her beautiful smile and her vibrant personality. She never met a 
stranger and had a way about her that made everyone feel special. 
She loved to play games, especially dominos and taught all the 
grandkids how to play any number of games, usually letting the 
grandkids win! They all loved to spend time with her. After 
age ninety-five,  she was still living alone and driving herself 
to the Senior Center to play dominos with her special friends. 
She retired from the Bronte Post Office in 1985.

She is survived by one son, Benny Corley and his wife Jackie 
of Bronte; one daughter, Peggy Belew and her husband Scotty of 
Wingate; she is also survived by grandchildren, Barry Corley and 
wife Tracie of Robert Lee, Rusty Corley and wife Missy of Bronte, 
Tami Richards and husband Conda of Wingate, Bill Belew and wife 
Megan of Wingate, John Paul Belew and wife Paige of Lubbock. 
She is also survived by great- grandchildren, Keith Corley and 
wife Sissy, Tyler and wife Mandy, Caylor and wife  Megan, 
Coby Corley and fiancé April Harkin, Dusty and wife Cassie, 
Jaci Corley and fiancé Layton Schniers, Kyler Richards, 
Ashlyn Richards, Charles Childress, Corley Belew, Minnie Belew, 
Blair Belew, Walker Belew, Wilson Belew, Josh Tennyson and 
Ashlie Tennyson and eight great-greatgrandchildren. She is also    
survived by her two sisters, Muriel Smily of McKinney and 
Dorothy Turner of Big Spring, a number of special nieces and
nephews and Felma Evans who she claimed as her adopted daughter, 
and many friends.

Online condolences may be made to www.shafferpioneer.com


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