Thelma Mae Murphy

OBITUARY NOTICE

Arranging Director: Glenn Taylor



Thelma Belcher Carter Murphy, of Reed, died on her 80th birthday, December 24, 2004, at Wellington Park of Owensboro. She was born in 1924 to the late Clifford A. and Lillie Belcher and was the owner of and operator of "Thelma's Beauty Shop" for 30 years. She was lovingly known as "Tom Cat" by her many long-time friends with whom she enjoyed socializing, as well as for her love for gardening and traveling with her husband. She was preceded in death by her husband of 13 years, James Louis Carter, in 1958; a brother, James C. Belcher in 1963; and a grandson, Michael C. McGovern in 1994.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Leo D. Murphy; a daughter, Carolyn Carter McGovern and her husband William Philip; grandsons Philip Louis McGovern and his wife Cheryl of Henderson, William Patrick McGovern, Joey McGovern and his wife Tabitha, and David McGovern and his wife Kim, all of Owensboro; five great-grandchildren Matthew, Justin, Brittany, Noah, and Whitley and two step-great-grandchildren, Chelsea and Dylan: three sisters, Lorrene Burden Hardy, Opal and her husband William P. Brown, Phyllis and her husband Joseph Marion Howard; two brothers and their wives, Gerald (Jerry) and Ruth Ann Belcher, and Randall (Randy) and Elizabeth Belcher, all of Owensboro; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, of which she was past president. She had also served as president of the Mary Lee Cravens school PTA in 1956, and was a member the Monday Sister's Day Out Club.

Friends may call at Glenn Funeral Home from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, with prayers being said at 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will be from 9 until 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Reed, KY. Burial will be at a later date in Owensboro Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the St. Augustine Building Fund.