Edwin Earl Murphy Sr.

Edwin Earl Murphy Sr. born March 27, 1927 in Houston, Texas died January 3, 2012. He was one of the founders of the Murphy Bros. Paint Co. He was a Mason, Scottish Rite, and a Shriner. He was the youngest of four boys born to James Melvin Murphy and Emma L. Murphy. He is preceded in death by his parents, his 3 brothers; James Melvin Murphy Jr., Charles Parnell Murphy, John Thomas Murphy, and his beloved wife and mother of his 3 children Margaret (Jeanie) Jean Murphy. He is survived by his 3 children, Linda Brownfiel and her husband James, Ed Murphy Jr. and his wife Karen, and Susan Sims and her husband Gary. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren, Jeanie, Jamie and Julie Brownfiel, E.J. and his wife Heather, and Wesley Murphy and Stefanie and Jeremy Blakley. Also, his sister-in-law LaMerle Murphy, numerous nephews and nieces and his current wife Dixie. A visitation will be held at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home on Thursday, January 5, 2012 from 5pm to 9pm. Funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Friday, January 6, 2012 at Sunset United Methodist Church, 709 Allendale, Pasadena, Texas 77502. Interment to follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.