Reverend James Porter Murphy was born in Lenoir City, Tennessee, on January 30, 1917, the son of Reverend Joseph P. Murphy, a distinguished minister of the Memphis Conference, and Ella Ophelia Henry Murphy. At an early age Jim professed faith in Christ and as a teen-ager felt the call to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ.
Jim attended Murray State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then entered Vanderbilt Divinity School and graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
Ater finishing Vanderbilt he was married to Donna Bella Moore on February 14, 1952, and to this union was born one son, the late Mike Murphy; four daughters, Ann, Amy, Amelia and Annett.
Jim was admitted to the Memphis Annual Conference on Probation in 1940. He was admitted in Full Connection and John L. Deal, Sr. ordained a Deacon in 1942, and ordained an Elder in 1943. He served thirty-eight and one half years in the Memphis Annual Conference. He served the following appointments:
1942 Huntingdon Circuit; 1944 Shiloh Circuit; 1946 Elbridge-Zion Circuit; 1948 Bandana-Oscar; 1950 Grimes Memorial; 1952 Clopton-Macedonia; 1955 LagrangeMoscow; 1959 Kerrville-Poplar Grove; 1961 Trenton Circuit; 1962 Mason-Braden; 1966 East Dyersburg; 1968 Mt. Vernon-Embury; 1971 Temple; 1976 Barlow-Wickliffe; 1977 Lafferty Circuit. Jim took the retired relationship in 1979. 334 In Memoriam On April21, 1988, the real Bishop of his soul gave Jim his last appointment to " that land of pure delight where saints immortal reign."
His funeral services were conducted at North Raleigh Baptist Church where his wife, Donna is the organist. The services were by his brother-in-law, the Reverend Bruce Crill, this writer, and the pastor of North Raleigh Baptist Church. Donna played the piano and the girls sang and the service was a celebration of immortality. He was buried at Woodhaven Cemetery in Millington.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Belle Murphy; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Todd of Memphis, Tennessee; Mrs. Amy Murphree of Millington, Tennessee; Mrs. Amelia
Bell of Union City, Tennessee; and Mrs. Annett Ripley of Oak Harbor, Washington.
Jim and I were in Vanderbilt together. In the many revivals I held for him I found him to be vitally concerned about unsaved people. He sought the kingdom of God and
not a large church; he would rather win souls than win the acclaim of the world; he would rather enlist in the Lord's army than be on the list of a Pastor-Parish Committee of a larger church.
We shall miss him, sorrowing that we will see him no more in this world, but looking forward with hope and joy to the reunion in the morning in the risen life. The words of Bishop Cushman could be Jim's: " I do not ask that throngs may crowd the temple, That standing room be priced, I only ask as I voice the message, They may see Christ."
--Warren L Phillips
Printed in the Memphis Annual Conference Journal of the United Methodist Church in 1988
Jim attended Murray State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then entered Vanderbilt Divinity School and graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
Ater finishing Vanderbilt he was married to Donna Bella Moore on February 14, 1952, and to this union was born one son, the late Mike Murphy; four daughters, Ann, Amy, Amelia and Annett.
Jim was admitted to the Memphis Annual Conference on Probation in 1940. He was admitted in Full Connection and John L. Deal, Sr. ordained a Deacon in 1942, and ordained an Elder in 1943. He served thirty-eight and one half years in the Memphis Annual Conference. He served the following appointments:
1942 Huntingdon Circuit; 1944 Shiloh Circuit; 1946 Elbridge-Zion Circuit; 1948 Bandana-Oscar; 1950 Grimes Memorial; 1952 Clopton-Macedonia; 1955 LagrangeMoscow; 1959 Kerrville-Poplar Grove; 1961 Trenton Circuit; 1962 Mason-Braden; 1966 East Dyersburg; 1968 Mt. Vernon-Embury; 1971 Temple; 1976 Barlow-Wickliffe; 1977 Lafferty Circuit. Jim took the retired relationship in 1979. 334 In Memoriam On April21, 1988, the real Bishop of his soul gave Jim his last appointment to " that land of pure delight where saints immortal reign."
His funeral services were conducted at North Raleigh Baptist Church where his wife, Donna is the organist. The services were by his brother-in-law, the Reverend Bruce Crill, this writer, and the pastor of North Raleigh Baptist Church. Donna played the piano and the girls sang and the service was a celebration of immortality. He was buried at Woodhaven Cemetery in Millington.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Belle Murphy; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Todd of Memphis, Tennessee; Mrs. Amy Murphree of Millington, Tennessee; Mrs. Amelia
Bell of Union City, Tennessee; and Mrs. Annett Ripley of Oak Harbor, Washington.
Jim and I were in Vanderbilt together. In the many revivals I held for him I found him to be vitally concerned about unsaved people. He sought the kingdom of God and
not a large church; he would rather win souls than win the acclaim of the world; he would rather enlist in the Lord's army than be on the list of a Pastor-Parish Committee of a larger church.
We shall miss him, sorrowing that we will see him no more in this world, but looking forward with hope and joy to the reunion in the morning in the risen life. The words of Bishop Cushman could be Jim's: " I do not ask that throngs may crowd the temple, That standing room be priced, I only ask as I voice the message, They may see Christ."
--Warren L Phillips
Printed in the Memphis Annual Conference Journal of the United Methodist Church in 1988
Reverend James Porter Murphy was born in Lenoir City, Tennessee, on January 30, 1917, the son of Reverend Joseph P. Murphy, a distinguished minister of the Memphis Conference, and Ella Ophelia Henry Murphy. At an early age Jim professed faith in Christ and as a teen-ager felt the call to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ.
Jim attended Murray State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then entered Vanderbilt Divinity School and graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
Ater finishing Vanderbilt he was married to Donna Bella Moore on February 14, 1952, and to this union was born one son, the late Mike Murphy; four daughters, Ann, Amy, Amelia and Annett.
Jim was admitted to the Memphis Annual Conference on Probation in 1940. He was admitted in Full Connection and John L. Deal, Sr. ordained a Deacon in 1942, and ordained an Elder in 1943. He served thirty-eight and one half years in the Memphis Annual Conference. He served the following appointments:
1942 Huntingdon Circuit; 1944 Shiloh Circuit; 1946 Elbridge-Zion Circuit; 1948 Bandana-Oscar; 1950 Grimes Memorial; 1952 Clopton-Macedonia; 1955 LagrangeMoscow; 1959 Kerrville-Poplar Grove; 1961 Trenton Circuit; 1962 Mason-Braden; 1966 East Dyersburg; 1968 Mt. Vernon-Embury; 1971 Temple; 1976 Barlow-Wickliffe; 1977 Lafferty Circuit. Jim took the retired relationship in 1979. 334 In Memoriam On April21, 1988, the real Bishop of his soul gave Jim his last appointment to " that land of pure delight where saints immortal reign."
His funeral services were conducted at North Raleigh Baptist Church where his wife, Donna is the organist. The services were by his brother-in-law, the Reverend Bruce Crill, this writer, and the pastor of North Raleigh Baptist Church. Donna played the piano and the girls sang and the service was a celebration of immortality. He was buried at Woodhaven Cemetery in Millington.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Belle Murphy; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Todd of Memphis, Tennessee; Mrs. Amy Murphree of Millington, Tennessee; Mrs. Amelia
Bell of Union City, Tennessee; and Mrs. Annett Ripley of Oak Harbor, Washington.
Jim and I were in Vanderbilt together. In the many revivals I held for him I found him to be vitally concerned about unsaved people. He sought the kingdom of God and
not a large church; he would rather win souls than win the acclaim of the world; he would rather enlist in the Lord's army than be on the list of a Pastor-Parish Committee of a larger church.
We shall miss him, sorrowing that we will see him no more in this world, but looking forward with hope and joy to the reunion in the morning in the risen life. The words of Bishop Cushman could be Jim's: " I do not ask that throngs may crowd the temple, That standing room be priced, I only ask as I voice the message, They may see Christ."
--Warren L Phillips
Printed in the Memphis Annual Conference Journal of the United Methodist Church in 1988
Jim attended Murray State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then entered Vanderbilt Divinity School and graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
Ater finishing Vanderbilt he was married to Donna Bella Moore on February 14, 1952, and to this union was born one son, the late Mike Murphy; four daughters, Ann, Amy, Amelia and Annett.
Jim was admitted to the Memphis Annual Conference on Probation in 1940. He was admitted in Full Connection and John L. Deal, Sr. ordained a Deacon in 1942, and ordained an Elder in 1943. He served thirty-eight and one half years in the Memphis Annual Conference. He served the following appointments:
1942 Huntingdon Circuit; 1944 Shiloh Circuit; 1946 Elbridge-Zion Circuit; 1948 Bandana-Oscar; 1950 Grimes Memorial; 1952 Clopton-Macedonia; 1955 LagrangeMoscow; 1959 Kerrville-Poplar Grove; 1961 Trenton Circuit; 1962 Mason-Braden; 1966 East Dyersburg; 1968 Mt. Vernon-Embury; 1971 Temple; 1976 Barlow-Wickliffe; 1977 Lafferty Circuit. Jim took the retired relationship in 1979. 334 In Memoriam On April21, 1988, the real Bishop of his soul gave Jim his last appointment to " that land of pure delight where saints immortal reign."
His funeral services were conducted at North Raleigh Baptist Church where his wife, Donna is the organist. The services were by his brother-in-law, the Reverend Bruce Crill, this writer, and the pastor of North Raleigh Baptist Church. Donna played the piano and the girls sang and the service was a celebration of immortality. He was buried at Woodhaven Cemetery in Millington.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Belle Murphy; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Todd of Memphis, Tennessee; Mrs. Amy Murphree of Millington, Tennessee; Mrs. Amelia
Bell of Union City, Tennessee; and Mrs. Annett Ripley of Oak Harbor, Washington.
Jim and I were in Vanderbilt together. In the many revivals I held for him I found him to be vitally concerned about unsaved people. He sought the kingdom of God and
not a large church; he would rather win souls than win the acclaim of the world; he would rather enlist in the Lord's army than be on the list of a Pastor-Parish Committee of a larger church.
We shall miss him, sorrowing that we will see him no more in this world, but looking forward with hope and joy to the reunion in the morning in the risen life. The words of Bishop Cushman could be Jim's: " I do not ask that throngs may crowd the temple, That standing room be priced, I only ask as I voice the message, They may see Christ."
--Warren L Phillips
Printed in the Memphis Annual Conference Journal of the United Methodist Church in 1988
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