Murphy
WAYCROSS — Mrs. Dorothy Rouse Murphy, 85, of Waycross, died early Wednesday morning, June 3, 2026, at Bayview Nursing Home after an extended illness.
She was born February 17, 1941, to the late Eva Rouse and Mattie Justice Rouse. Raised on the swamp, Mrs. Murphy eventually moved to Waycross where she lived for the remainder of her life.
She worked for Steve Bowen Construction, Kopp, Peavey and Connor Attorneys at Law, Dial Orthopedics and MilesOdum Funeral Home. Mrs. Murphy was a member of Williams Chapel Baptist Church.
Mrs. Murphy loved people. She always had a smile on her face and a song in her heart. She loved to sing and her personality brightened the day of anyone she encountered.
Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her daughter, Bonnie Murphy; and her siblings, R.M. Howell, W.H. Howell, Isabell Delk, Idell Thrift, Ocie Cobb, Luther Rouse, Annell Johns, Hodge Rouse and Lavada Sears.
Mrs. Murphy is survived by her husband, Johnny B. Murphy, Sr., of Waycross; three children, Connie Tyson and her husband, Rann, of Blackshear, Dr. Johnny B. Murphy, Jr., and his wife, Sara, of Evans, Ga., and Jana Taylor of Blackshear; her grandchildren, Amy McLain and her husband, Lance, Ryan Tyson, Holly Morgan and her husband, Wes, Skylar Fullard, Johnny B. Murphy III, Dalton Archer, Lane Archer, Makayla Boatright and her husband, Bryer, Caroline Murphy and Jake Taylor; her great grandchildren, Reagan McLain, Ryan Hardy Tyson, Maybre Morgan, Josie Morgan, Jayce Dixon, Colby Dixon, Mattie Dixon and Sadie Boatright; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service was held June 6 in the MilesOdum Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery.
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