Shirley Jewel Vess Murphy

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Beam Funeral Service & Crematory - Marion

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November 28, 2025

Nov

Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Beam Celebration Center

2170 Rutherford Road, Marion, NC 28752

Dec

Celebration of Life

2:00 p.m.

Mt. Hebron Wesleyan Church

2504 Mt Hebron Rd, Old Fort, NC 28762

Beam Funeral Service & Crematory - Marion

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Shirley Murphy Obituary

Shirley Jewel Vess Murphy, age 89, went home to be with the Lord November 27, 2025, with family by her side.She was born on February 9, 1936 at home in McDowell County. She was the daughter of the late Otis and Flossie Elliott Vess.She was preceded... Read Shirley Murphy's Obituary