George Donaldson Murphy

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 debt with a 2 dollar bill but that was more than our wager. He did frame the 1 dollar bill and put it on his office wall along with my note that accused him of polluting the air above LR Stadium. George had a way of making everyone feel better about themselves.Loved his Lord, Family,fellow workers, community and sports.God bless the family.
John