John D. Murphy
March 15, 1931 ~ January 22, 2018
John D. Murphy age 86 a resident of Barbour Co. Highway, Philippi passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 15, 1931 in Mill Creek, WV a son of the late Robert and Beulah Mae (Salisbury) Murphy. He was united in marriage to Evelyn (Shaffer) Murphy who preceded him in death July 29, 2016. Surviving is-
One daughter, Cindy Martin of Clarksburg
Two sons, Steven John Murphy of Greencastle, PA
Timothy Murphy of Philippi
Three Step-Children- Catherine Mitchell, Harry Shaffer and Charles Shaffer all of Atlanta, GA
K-9 companion, Buddy
One brother, Pat Murphy of Union, WV
Six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren
Mr. Murphy was preceded in death by one daughter, Pamela Waream and eleven siblings.
He was a coal miner for Badger Coal Co. and Sago Mines
Mr. Murphy served in the U.S. Army
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Jerusalem Cemetery with Military Honors be accorded.
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I worked in the mines at Sago with John he was the Miner operator and I was his helper, Oh he was a good one he use to say Go to Hell god Dam You and just laugh rest in peace John, I will always remember him as one of the good ole guys. One time he came thru my line of traffic when I was flagging traffic and came back thru with me two hot dogs and a pop, yeppers he was one great man in my book!
I'm happy to say that I got to see him before he left here. We sat and talked about old times. He leaves with alot of good memories. RIP
For my favorite Grandpa. For all the memories, laughter and love he added to my life. For all the westerns he made me watch and ice cream we shared. For the knuckle sandwiches and everything he taught me about living without technology over the years. For loving my Grams and driving her nuts. He will always be remembered.