G.B. Murphree, age 93, of Lewisville, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010, in Lewisville.
He was born July 22, 1916 in Kenific, Oklahoma to G.B. Murphree, Sr. and Linda Wells Murphree. G.B. served in the United States National Guard. He married Mary Wilma Kruger on September 6, 1940 in Durant, Oklahoma. She preceded him In death on February 5, 2008. G.B. was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Flower Mound and worked as a carpenter.
He is survived by daughters, Carolyn Hughes and husband, Kenneth of Sand Springs, Oklahoma and Wanda Killingsworth and husband, Brad of Highland Village; sons, Alan Murphree and wife Donna of Lewisville and Doug Murphree and wife, Ginger of Lewisville; grandchildren, Lisa Keiter, Scott Parks, Stacy Murphree, Mark Murphree, Chad Murphree, Shanna Mikolajchak, Matt Murphree and Lindsay Murphree. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010, at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Lewisville. Interment will follow at Old Hall Cemetery in Lewisville. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions to be made to Temple Baptist Church. For online condolences please go to www.mulkeymason.com.