Shirley Murphy

Shirley Wynona Allen Murphy was born on November 9, 1936 to the late Jack and Eva Inez Allen in Lee County, Alabma. She was married to her 3rd grade sweetheart, Alfred, for 57 years. She was a registered nurse for 45 years and she worked in hospitals all over the country, while being a devoted wife to a U.S. Navy Submariner, but her home port was Medical Center East (East End) where she spent 33 years with the staff at MCE, some of the greatest folks in the world. Even though she was born in the Loveliest Village on the Plains, she was a big fan of Alabama Football... Roll Tide! Her retirement years were spent loving her family, spending time with her dear friends, supporting veterans, and traveling. Mrs. Murphy was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert and Matt Allen. Mrs. Murphy is survived by her husband, Alfred; daughter, Maureen Murphy Sparks (Jack) of Gardendale, AL; grandson, Andrew Sparks (Callie Ann) of Auburn, AL; her sisters, Joy Hamm (Gerald), Jackie Doberstein, and Rosell Thorpe; and two Angel Caregivers, Connie Yelder and Matthew Ford. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 12:00pm at Jefferson Memorial Trussville, with Rev. Elvin L. Ford officiating. Interment will follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens. A Visitation will be held from 11:00am until the funeral hour. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Vietnam Veterans Chapter 416, PO Box 1212 Gardendale, AL 35071. Jefferson Memorial Trussville is directing.