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Viola Ross “Vi” <I>Napier</I> Murphy Neel

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Viola Ross “Vi” Napier Murphy Neel

Birth
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Death
6 Apr 2011 (aged 95)
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.8437027, Longitude: -83.9667364
Plot
Murphy Plot, Louisiana Street, Section Y
Memorial ID
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Parents: Viola Felton Ross and Hendley Varner Napier, Jr. m. 5/30/1907
Siblings: Marion Rose Napier Smith, John Blackmon Napier, and Hendley Varner Napier III

Spouse One: Frederick Elbert Murphy, Jr. m. 4/19/1942
Children: Frederick Elbert Murphy III, Dana Paige Murphy Barrett, R. Napier Murphy, and Mary Ann Murphy Hughes

Spouse Two: Frank Harley Neel
Stepchildren: Robert Lawson Neel, Frank Harley Neel, Jr., Margaret Heard Neel Wright, Sara Neel Sullivan, and Jane Brooks Neel Ashton

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Viola Napier Murphy-Neel, 95, of Macon, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Mrs. Murphy-Neel was the wife of the late Frederick E. Murphy Jr. and the daughter of the late Hendley V. Napier and the late Viola Ross Napier. She was predeceased by her son, Frederick E. Murphy III. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Thomasville. She was a volunteer at Vashti School and Jerger School in Thomasville, a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and taught in the Adult Literacy Program in Thomasville. Mrs. Murphy-Neel was an avid gardener and bird watcher and she had compassion for young people and animals. She also had a love for needlepoint.

Mrs. Murphy-Neel is survived by her daughters and son, Dana, R. Napier and Mary Ann; grandchildren, Frederick IV, Paige, Ross, and Prescott; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Ross and Eli; and several nieces and nephews.
Parents: Viola Felton Ross and Hendley Varner Napier, Jr. m. 5/30/1907
Siblings: Marion Rose Napier Smith, John Blackmon Napier, and Hendley Varner Napier III

Spouse One: Frederick Elbert Murphy, Jr. m. 4/19/1942
Children: Frederick Elbert Murphy III, Dana Paige Murphy Barrett, R. Napier Murphy, and Mary Ann Murphy Hughes

Spouse Two: Frank Harley Neel
Stepchildren: Robert Lawson Neel, Frank Harley Neel, Jr., Margaret Heard Neel Wright, Sara Neel Sullivan, and Jane Brooks Neel Ashton

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Viola Napier Murphy-Neel, 95, of Macon, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Mrs. Murphy-Neel was the wife of the late Frederick E. Murphy Jr. and the daughter of the late Hendley V. Napier and the late Viola Ross Napier. She was predeceased by her son, Frederick E. Murphy III. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Thomasville. She was a volunteer at Vashti School and Jerger School in Thomasville, a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and taught in the Adult Literacy Program in Thomasville. Mrs. Murphy-Neel was an avid gardener and bird watcher and she had compassion for young people and animals. She also had a love for needlepoint.

Mrs. Murphy-Neel is survived by her daughters and son, Dana, R. Napier and Mary Ann; grandchildren, Frederick IV, Paige, Ross, and Prescott; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Ross and Eli; and several nieces and nephews.


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