VINITA, Aug. 28—Services are pending for C.L. “Pat” Murphy,
74-year-old Vinitan, who died Sunday in a local hospital
following a six-month illness. Burckhalter Funeral home is
in charge.
Murphy came to Craig county in 1945 from Grandfield, Okla.,
following retirement as a pharmacist. He resided near Vinita
until 1951 when he and his wife moved here.
At Grandfield, he owned and operated the Rexall drug store
for 17 years. Before that time he had been employed in
several drug stores in Oklahoma since 1907. He was graduated
in 1913 from the school of pharmacy at Oklahoma university,
Norman.
He was a member of the Holy Ghost Catholic church, Vinita.
Survivors include: his wife, Maude; three sisters, Mrs. F.J.
McKillip and Miss Margaret Murphy, both of Nokomis, Ill.,
and Sister Regina Fidelis, Cincinnati; and four brothers,
Albert, James, William and Joe Murphy, all of Nokomis.
From
The Oklahoma, 8/29/1956
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
