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Obituaries

Ruthalene Sosebee Murphy

Obituary Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday February 16, 2013 in Bethel Baptist
Church in White County for Ruthaline Sosebee Murphy, 79, of Gainesville. The Rev.
Shannon Rhodes will officiate. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Friday from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
at Wards Funeral Home.

Mrs. Murphy was born in White County and was the daughter of the late Walter William
Sosebee and Kate Cantrell Sosebee. She retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation and worked a number of years for Opal & JR florist. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sautee Nachoochee. She was preceded in death by a Son-in-law Ricky Strickland .

Survivors are Husband John E. Murphy, Jr. of Gainesville , Son & Daughter-in-law John Walter & Sharon Murphy of Sautee Nachoochee , Daughter Janie Carolyn Murphy Strickland of Gainesville , Sisters Colleen Thomas of Oakwood , and Shirley Latty of Maysville , Grandchildren Jennifer Murphy West , Richard Jospeh Murphy , Robert Douglas Murphy , Jonathan Strickland , Amanda Caroline Bryan , and Thomas Joseph Strickland , 6 Great grand children and a number of other relatives.

Wards Funeral Home 758 Main Street Gainesville in charge. Online condolences to wardsfh.com
Funeral Date
02/16/2013 at 12:00AM
Funeral Home
Wards Funeral Home