Dr. John Murphy Jr.

MURPHY, John E., Jr., D.O., passed into the Lord’s house on December 18, 2018. He is preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte, and his son, Kevin. He is survived by four children; John (Susan), Brad (Tricia), Terrence, and Genna (Shauna) and nine grandchildren; Megan, John, Justin, Shawn, Shannon, Katie, Stephen, Brendan and Molly and ten great grandchildren.

John was born to John and Louise (Schutzler) Murphy on July 17, 1924, in Beavertown (Kettering), OH. He graduated from Fairmont High School where he played tennis and football. At 17 years of age, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served as a B-24 bomber pilot in WWII and flew fifty- four missions over Germany and Italy. He received many medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and a Presidential Citation. After the war, he attended The Ohio State University and Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was married to Charlotte Ann Wilkening for sixty -nine years until her death in 2016. He opened Kettering Family Practice where he was a busy family physician for over forty- five years. As a longtime resident of Bellbrook, OH, he served twenty years as a Sugarcreek Township Trustee, thirty years on the zoning board, and a few years as a Greene County Republican Committee member. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. His interests included cattle and sheep farming, hunting, and fishing on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather whose wit and charm will be greatly missed. The family will receive visitors from 3-6 PM on Friday, December 28th, followed by a funeral service at Tobias Funeral Home 5471 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, OH 45429

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