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Jesse E. "Snooks" Murphy

Jesse E. "Snooks" Murphy obituary, Raleigh, NC

Jesse Murphy Obituary

Jesse E. “Snooks” Murphy, 75, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Born in Johnston County on October 12, 1933, he was the son of the late Gaston Murphy and Ora Baker Murphy. He was preceded in death by brothers, Chester and Charles Murphy. We are celebrating the wonderful life he had through farming tobacco, driving trucks, his company, JEM’s Enterprises, Inc., puttering in the garden, fellowshipping with friends, mentoring foster children, going to gospel singings, eating “dark” ham and egg Bojangle’s biscuits, his knack for adopting strays of all kinds and ability to make us all laugh. Married to his loving wife of 55 years, Alice H. Murphy; other survivors are: daughters, Ruby M. Stone and husband, Dwight of Lynchburg, VA, Joy Murphy Young and husband, Mark of Willow Spring; sons, Roy V. Murphy and wife, Becky of Raleigh, Jerry Murphy of Raleigh and his son, Jason and wife, Mendeep of Cary, and special sons, Wilbur Duke, Mack Duke and Robi Brown, and special daughter, Angela Quick Lands; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Sardis Baptist church cemetery on Brogden Road in Smithfield. The family would like to express our gratitude for the love, support, friendship and many prayers from all and especially the love of our church family at Calvary Baptist Church of Morrisville. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made payable in his memory to: The Well, c/o Aimee Stone, P. O. Box 181, Johnson City, TN 37605. Website: www.thewellsite.org Online condolences to www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com

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Published by The News & Observer on Aug. 28, 2009.

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August 30, 2009

Mr. Murphy was a great man. He was so funny and loved life and his friends and family, especially his wife. He was very generous and thoughtful. He will be greatly missed by everyone but I am sure his is in a greater place now. His family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

Wayne and Sheila McHorney

August 29, 2009

Mr Murphy was a good man,,, I am one of the strays he and his wife fostered 37 years ago. He drove trucks with my dad and he and his wife opened their home for me when I was a juvenille delinquent. I remember his laugh and his smile. My heart goes out to his family. I remember all of them fondly.
Sandi Price Wells

Kim Pendergraft

August 28, 2009

What a every loving and sweet man.I will always remember the smile, caring, heart full of love and mostly the "coveralls". Snooks will be surely missed. I know he is in a better place and looking down on us.

Deborah Sykes

August 28, 2009

The world lost a wonderful, rare jewel of a man. His heart was pure and his ability to make people laugh was precious. Our grief is for us because we will no longer have the pleasure of his presence here on earth but we know he is in a better place.

Angie Gower-Moore

August 28, 2009

Mr. Murphy was a great man, and he surely made everyone he was around feel welcomed! Please know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

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