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Kathleen Mary Margaret Murphy

Kathleen Murphy Obituary

Kathleen Mary Margaret Murphy born 04/27/1928 in Cork Ireland passed away peacefully on June 25, 2023 in Columbia,S.C..Kathleen was laid to rest on 07/18/2023 beside her husband, Anthony J. Murphy, in L.I National Cemetery. She leaves behind to honor her memory her children Kevin Murphy, Colleen Cook and Kerriann Bernal. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Sharon Rieu-Sicart, who passed away on 9/14/2022. Kathleen will be remembered by her 8 grandchildren, Jamie Marion (Cook), Katie Boyd (Rieu-Sicart), Christina Flanary (Cook), Erin Rieu-Sicart,Michael Cook, Anthony Murphy, Brianna Evans and Faith Evans.Kathleen leaves behind 11 great-grandchildren. Kathleen will be missed forever and always..

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Published by Post and Courier - Columbia on Jul. 26, 2023.

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