Doris June Murphey

Doris June Murphey, age 72, was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She was born July 10, 1953, in Elgin, Oklahoma to Keith and Laverne Townley. Doris graduated from Elgin High School in 1971.
She passed away on December 5, 2025, at her home in Sterling, Oklahoma.
Doris married Richard Ingram on June 2, 1972, in Elgin, Oklahoma, and together they had two children. They later divorced in 1996. She married Harvey Murphey on July 16, 2005, in Farmers Branch, TX.
Doris was an active member of the FFA Mothers Club and the All Sports Booster Club. She attended all of her children's football and basketball games. She loved flowers and gardening, baking, candy making with her sister and mother, and fishing with her family at Club Lake. She was an avid fan of the Texas Rangers, NASCAR, Dallas Cowboys, and OSU Cowboys.
Throughout her life, Doris worked many jobs, including teaching piano and guitar, serving as Elgin city clerk, and owning the Kountry Kitchen café to working in real estate, driving an Elgin school bus, and serving as the high school secretary. She later worked in human resources at several companies.
She is survived by her husband, Harvey Murphey of Sterling, Oklahoma; her daughter Casey and husband Tony Heaberlin; her son Clinton and wife Janie Ingram; her stepson Wes and wife Stefanie Murphey; her mother Laverne Townley; her brother Darrel Townley; her sister Cleta and husband Larry Bridges.
Doris is also survived by her grandchildren: Bailey and wife Meagan White, James Murphey, Jacie and husband Dustin Baggs, Maverick Ingram, and Callie Murphey; and great-grandchildren: Deason White and Drew Baggs.
She was preceded in death by her father, Keith Townley, by a special family member, Bobby Eakin, and John Wayne.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 15, 2025, at Elgin Funeral Home with Gary Neighbors officiating. Burial will follow at Elgin Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.