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Levi R. Murphey

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Levi R. Murphey

Birth
Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
Death
5 Feb 1997 (aged 74)
Normal, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.2301941, Longitude: -88.6407318
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Levi R. Murphey, 74, Farmer City, died February 5, 1997 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Services were held at Calvlert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Murphey was born January 4, 1923 at Farmer City, s/o Earl C. and Imogene Swigart Murphey. He married Dorothy West on September 30, 1954 at Springfield. She survives; also surviving are a brother, Joe of Farmer City; and two sisters: Mary Malinda Evans, Clinton and Harriet Hanna of Wheat Ridge CO.

Mr. Murphey owned and operated the Corn Bowl Bowling Alley in Farmer City from 1958 to 1973. He served on the DeWitt County Board and was supervisor of Santa Anna Township. He was a member of the United Methodist Church; member of FC Masonic Lodge; member of DeWitt County Museum Association and Farmer City Genealogical and Historical Society. He also had belonged to Kenilworth Lodge 60 for more than 50 years and the Knights of Pythias.

Memorials may be made to the Masonic Lodge, the church or an organization of the donor's choice.

Levi R. Murphey, 74, Farmer City, died February 5, 1997 at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Services were held at Calvlert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Murphey was born January 4, 1923 at Farmer City, s/o Earl C. and Imogene Swigart Murphey. He married Dorothy West on September 30, 1954 at Springfield. She survives; also surviving are a brother, Joe of Farmer City; and two sisters: Mary Malinda Evans, Clinton and Harriet Hanna of Wheat Ridge CO.

Mr. Murphey owned and operated the Corn Bowl Bowling Alley in Farmer City from 1958 to 1973. He served on the DeWitt County Board and was supervisor of Santa Anna Township. He was a member of the United Methodist Church; member of FC Masonic Lodge; member of DeWitt County Museum Association and Farmer City Genealogical and Historical Society. He also had belonged to Kenilworth Lodge 60 for more than 50 years and the Knights of Pythias.

Memorials may be made to the Masonic Lodge, the church or an organization of the donor's choice.



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  • Created by: Max Turpin
  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31358945/levi_r-murphey: accessed ), memorial page for Levi R. Murphey (4 Jan 1923–5 Feb 1997), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31358945, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Max Turpin (contributor 46863402).