Cornelius T. "P" Murphy Jr.

Cornelius T. "P" Murphy Jr. obituary

Cornelius T. "P" Murphy Jr.

Cornelius Murphy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home - Pontiac on Jan. 12, 2026.
MURPHY, Mr. Cornelius T. "P" Jr. - Age 19, passed away Wednesday January 7, 2026. Family hour 10:00AM Saturday, January 24, 2026 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 North Perry Street, with funeral service commencing at 11:00AM. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 North Perry Street. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:00AM Saturday. Mr. Murphy will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12:00PM-6:00PM Friday.

Mr. Murphy leaves to cherish his memory: parents, Cornelius T. Murphy, Sr. and Chantell Hunter; siblings, Ariell J. Hunter, Kyriel D. Foster, Takyra A. Murphy, Contrell M. R. Murphy, Cieterra Etherly, Cortez Murphy, Kimora Murphy and Corday Murphy; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by his sister, Corniyah T. Murphy; grandparents, Tonya Reeves and Robert Murphy; great grandparents, Genola Dawson, Hollis and Maude Hunter, Florence Reeves and Raymond Miller; great great grandfather, George Murphy.

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