Clara Murphy Obituary

Age - 83

September 10, 2023

Bonham, TX

Clara Marie Murphy, 83, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on September 7th, 2023. She was married to William Harmon "Buddy" Murphy Sr. in Durant Oklahoma on July 21st, 1956, and shared a marriage of almost 61 years before the passing of Buddy on March 15th, 2016. Clara was born to Norman Howard Beste and Ruby Jeanette McGrew-Beste in Mineral Wells, Texas on April 23rd, 1940. She attended McKinney, Texas schools grades 1-12.

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