Patrick Jay Murphy, 78, of Cleveland, Tennessee, died on Thursday, July 2, 2015.
He was a God loving, peaceful and humble family man who will be greatly missed. He was a retired crane operator in the steel industry. Mr. Murphy was a member of Candies Creek Church for over twenty years and was involved in Ocoee Outreach.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Freda Murphy; a daughter, Brenda Joy Murphy; his parents, James and Marjorie Showalter Murphy; brother, Charles Murphy; and brother-in-law, John Farley.
He is survived by three children, Pam Bibee and husband Harold, Becky Brinkley and husband Kurt, all of Cleveland and Patrick Steven Murphy of Inkster, MI; four grandsons, Ryan Bibee and fiancé Becky of Benton, Jeremy Bibee and wife Christy, Harold Bibee Jr. and Kurt Brinkley II, all of Cleveland; one brother, Robert Murphy and wife Barbara of Rockwood, MI; one sister, Carol Farley of Lorain, OH; sister-in-law, Peggy Murphy of Riverview, MI; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 6, in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Dr. Jamison Work officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens with family members serving as pallbearers. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
His family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at the funeral home and from 10-11 a.m. Monday, July 6 prior to the service.
His family has requested that memorials be made to the Candies Creek Ocoee Outreach, 294 Old Eureka Road NW, Charleston, TN 37310.
Ralph Buckner Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.