George-Murphy-Obituary

George Murphy

Hickory, North Carolina

Jun 24, 1928 – Dec 28, 2011 (Age 83)

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BORN
June 24, 1928
DIED
December 28, 2011
AGE
83
LOCATION
Hickory, North Carolina

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George Murphy HICKORY George Donaldson Murphy of Hickory died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at his residence following a brief illness. Mr. Murphy was born June 24, 1928, the son of the late Joseph Long Murphy Junior and Jesse Trent Donaldson Murphy of Hickory. In addition to his parents, he was...

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Knowing George and working for and with him made my life much happier and I will miss him when it comes to the football season at LR.
Your friend, Rena Ballard

i worked for the crawdads for many seasons i alaways enjoyed talking to mr. murphy he was a great man and lp frans will not be the same without him

George Murphy was the best mayor Hickory ever had. My sympathy to MR. Murphy's children ,whom he loved very very much. Much love to everyone,Miriam W.Petree

A great man and good friend. Always wanting to help others. Now the Lord can look after George! As a Boone native and ASU grad, George and I always had a small wager when LR and ASTC (aka ASU) played football. I attended the last game that ASU played in Hickory to see my mighty Mountaineers skin the Bears. In the third quarter with about a 40 point lead by the Bears, George came over the PA system and said, "I hope my good friend Mr. John Greene is enjoying the ball game". I wanted to pay my...