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Kenneth Guy "Ken" Dunphy

1932 - 2008

BORN

1932

DIED

2008

Kenneth Dunphy Obituary

Kenneth Guy "Ken" Dunphy, 75, of the Poplar Springs community, died Feb. 21 at Bay Medical Center in Panama City. He was born Sept. 6, 1932, in Houlton, Maine.
Dunphy was a retired Master Sergeant with the U.S. Marines and was of the Baptist faith. He had been a truck driver for many years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Pauline Knowlton Dunphy, a brother Sarg Dunphy, and a sister, Ellen Brewer.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Dunphy; a daughter, Lisa Bryson of Sebring; stepdaughter, Karen Kane of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; two stepsons, Ben Finch and Paul Finch, both of Graceville; a brother, Wayne Dunphy of Corrina, Maine; three sisters, Lois Brown of Manchester, Conn., Mavis Potter and husband, Leland, of Danford, Maine., and Vesta Matos and husband, Al, of Dennis, Mass, and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Feb. 26 at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Kent Lampp officiating.
Cremation followed with James & Lipford Funeral Home of Graceville directing.
Memorial contributions may be made to Poplar Springs High School Ball Park, 3726 Atomic Drive, Graceville, FL 32440.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Washington County News from Mar. 4, 2008 to Mar. 4, 2009.

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