Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Rebecca M., 1997 

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REBECCA MAY MURPHY 

  WAKEFIELD - Miss Rebecca Murphy, 73, a lifelong resident of Sussex County, 
died on Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997, at Waverly Health Care Center.  She was the 
daughter of Essie R. Murphy and the late C.C. Murphy.  She was a member of 
Rocky Hock United Methodist Church, Wakefield, and Naomi Bible Class of the 
church.

  In addition to her mother, she is survived by two brothers, Frank Murphy 
of Smithfield and C. Randolph Murphy of Wakefield; and one nephew, Wayne 
Murphy of Elberon.

  A funeral service will be held in Wakefield Cemetery on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 
at 2 p.m. by the Rev. C. Randolph Duncan.  The family will receive friends at 
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m.

  Memorial contributions may be made to Ivor Volunteer Rescue Squad, General 
Mahone Blvd., Ivor, VA 23866.


Rebecca May MURPHY, 
b. 11 Jun 1924, Sussex Co., d. 26 Oct 1997, Waverly, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 29 Oct 1997, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Oct. 28, 1997, p. 23 

*Her parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Daily Press," Jan. 5, 1998, p. 12) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/m610e2ob.txt 


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