John Dennis Murdock

John Dennis Murdock obituary, Pryor, OK

John Dennis Murdock

John Murdock Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Stephens-Key Funeral & Cremation Care - Pryor on Aug. 15, 2024.

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John Dennis Murdock, 79-year-old Locust Grove resident, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. He was born on December 9, 1944, in San Antonio, Texas to Dennis C. and Helen Louise (Jones) Murdock. John was a graduate of Tulsa Central High School. He served his country during the Vietnam era, in the United States Marine Corps. John raised cattle, and had his own construction company for communication company line boring.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Joe Murdock, twin granddaughters, Madison and Mallory.
The family includes his longtime companion Vicki, his children, Ginny Murdock of Dallas, Schelley Murdock of LaDonia, Texas, Lori Murdock of Dallas, Jimmy Murdock of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jonathan Murdock of Salina, and Tabitha Yeager of Locust Grove, a brother Lowell Murdock of Tulsa, and twelve grandchildren.
Services are pending and will be announced later by the Stephens-Key Funeral and Cremation Care of Pryor. Online condolences may be made at www.stephens-key.com.
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