Clara Thomas MURPHY

MURPHY, Clara Thomas, 102, of Shacklefords, Va., formerly of Graniteville, S.C., died Saturday, September 19, 2009. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Graniteville, S.C. and later West Point United Methodist Church in West Point, Va. Clara enjoyed flower gardening, sewing and decorating for weddings. She retired from Graniteville Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvie Murphy and a son, Alvie Eugene Murphy. She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Verlain and Bill Rilee; three grandchildren, Gene Murphy and his wife, Mary Ellen, Beth Monroe and her husband, Rob, and Tommy Rilee; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Callie Yonn and Juanita Taylor; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Sunday (today), 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Vincent Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 417 11th Street, West Point, Va. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, 11 a.m. at Napier Funeral Home, Graniteville, S.C. The family will receive friends an hour before the service. Burial will be follow after the service in Sunset Memory Gardens, Langley, S.C. Memorials may be made to West Point United Methodist Church, Box 610, West Point, Va. 23181, or Riverside Walter Reed Hospice, P.O. Box 1130, Gloucester, Va. 23061. Condolences may be registered at www.vincentfh.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.