Retha Murphy

Mrs. Retha Murphy, age 50, of Cornelia, GA, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Mrs. Murphy was a native of Hall County who had lived in Habersham County for the past 23 years. She was a homemaker and was a member of Diamond Hill Baptist Church in Gillsville, GA.

She was preceded in death by her mother Shirley Posten Spicer and daughter, Kirstie Marie Dills Justice.

Retha is survived by her husband, Swain Murphy, Cornelia, GA; daughters, Michelle Hamilton, Gainesville, GA, Charlotte Jones, Clermont, GA, Jessica Dills, Dahlonega, GA, and Paula Murphy, Cornelia, GA; FATHER, Wilburn Sullens, Blairsville, GA; brothers, Mark Sullens, Cleveland, GA and Danny Sullens, Conway, Arkansas; sister, Becky Sullens, Conway, Arkansas. 8 grandchildren and a number of other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Murphy are scheduled for 2 PM Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Hall County.

Rev. Paul Morris and Rev. Roy Lee Mitchell will officiate.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Friday, May 6, 2011 from 1 PM until 9 PM and again on Saturday until the funeral hour.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of the arrangements.