Funeral services for Geneva Pearl Murphy, 88, of Chickasha, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel with Kim Hayes officiating.
Geneva Pearl Murphy was born September 8, 1930 in Lucille, Oklahoma, the daughter of William W. Ellis and Josephine (Hill) Ellis. She died Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Geneva grew up in Norge and attended Pioneer school.
On November 27th in the early 1950’s, she married James Murphy in Wichita Falls, Texas. They lived for many years in Enid, Oklahoma.
Geneva was a beautician and ran her beauty shop out of her home. She and her husband moved back to Chickasha around 1972.
She liked to do arts and crafts and was a very hard worker.
Geneva was preceded in death by both parents; husband, James; three sisters Juanita Stephens, Mary Wood, and Shirley Norman; and two brothers Gene Ellis and Junior Ellis.
Survivors include three sisters Mickey Godbehere, Nellie “Red” Schiffman, and Patsy Neumann; two brothers William “Tuffy” Ellis and Bob Ellis; many nieces and nephews and other extended family and friends.
Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.