Linnie Murphy (1910-1982) *71

Funeral took place in mesa to phoenix arizona. jan 1982 eastside resthaven cemetery

Children; Mary, Joseph, Jean, Lewis, Robert, Audie, Patricia, Joann son James dead in texas. 9 children all together.

Dad in his younger days with his family pulled cotten and chopped cotten arizona okla texas. Dad cut cedar posts and stays from cedar to start with by hand and a chopping ax in texas Ingram and kerrvill and Junction city texas. He lived in different places for residence Roosevelt Texas. on ranches. he chopped cedar with an ax when I was a little toddler in Roosevelt texas. we rented a ranch house there west of roosevelt where when it rained he put pots and pans on floor to catch the rain water. coming through leaks in the roof and it sounded like musical cans ping ping ping and coffee cans as well. every item had its own sound. from rain drops.

Linnie Murphy had no estate when he passed away. to give his children.

Dad as Linnie is burried in unmarked grave at East rest Haven cemetery as Linnie or Joseph Albert Murphy in Phoenix Arizona

Joseph Albert (AA Linnie Murphy) He tried to be a wonderfull father to us and he was married Ruby died during marriage, He married his none related step daughter Lucille and then Mary Meadows and then later Edith Louise Tharp in colorado. But dad always let his children come first. he killed a policeman to keep son Robert in SE mesa ariz. 1957 still an unsolved case today 2015 no one to prosicute left alife robert was eyewitness as toddler at crime scene. But dad all ways protected his children first. he followed the work where ever it took him too. he was self employed and traid was as a machanic and electricain. in his life he later joined the church of christ in life and he past away in mesa arizona jan 1982 this was my birthday present. to me when dad passed. And we raised lifestock with dad in colorado and in glen brook and belfountain oregon.