Betty Eleanor Murphy

Betty Eleanor Murphy, 91, of Huntington, widow of Paul Edward Murphy, passed away Sunday April 19, 2015 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House of Huntington. Funeral Liturgy will be conducted at 11 am Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church by Father Dean Borgmeyer. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville. She was born December 3, 1923 in Wilsonburg, WV, a daughter of the late Luke and Nell Merle Fornash McDonough. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. In addition to her husband and parents she was also preceded in death by two sons Mike Murphy and Tom Murphy and two brothers and three sisters. Survivors include a son Tim Murphy; six daughters and three sons in law Patty Ogg, Mary Ellen Murphy, Bridget and Bernard Childers, Paula and Tracy Johnson, Kathleen Breeding and Colleen and Steve King; twenty three grandchildren; twenty three great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; daughters in law Mary Frances Murphy and Susan Murphy; sister Joan Swann and special family friend Elizabeth Eshem. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Hospice House of Huntington. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Friday at the Reger Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 5:30 pm Friday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church. Condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com.