Rubel Murphy
April 7, 1914-Feb. 28, 1989
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, March 1, 1989, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
Rubel Murphy, 75, a resident of Silverbrook Manor, died at 12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Pawating Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was formerly a resident at 251 Cass St. Niles.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being arranged with Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Thursday, March 2, 1989, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Rubel Murphy, 75, Silverbrook Manor, formerly of 251 Cass St., Niles died at 12 p.m. Feb. 28 at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.
She was born April, 7, 1913 in Guntown, Miss. She moved to Niles in 1945 from Trenton, Tenn. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She married Sam Murphy, who died in 1986.
Survivors include: a daughter, Katheryn Murphy of Jackson; a brother, Mose Reed of Cairo, Ill. And a grandson, Sam Prather of Niles.
Services are Monday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. W.L. Daniel. Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call Sunday at 7 p.m. at Rifer-Smith Funeral Home.