Minnie Oleta Murphy, age 77 of Smithville, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville. 

She attended Outreach Baptist Church and was a former restaurant worker and housekeeper.

She was born February 29, 1942 to her parents, the late Horace and Ada Martin Thomas.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Rickey Wayne Murphy; two sisters, Bertha Mae Bennett and Retha Frazier; four brothers, James, Joe, Jay and Eugene Thomas. 

She is survived by her husband, Rickey E. Murphy of Smithville; two daughters, Teresa Thomas (Jerry Chapman) and Norma Ervin (Joe Reed) both of Smithville; grandchildren, Chris (Shawnie) Davis, Brittany (Brandon) Zimmerman, Heather (William) Parsell, Kayla Davis (Eric Petty), Kathleen Thomas (Carl Cantrell), Jessie Herman, Jonathon Chapman and Anthony Murphy; great-grandchildren, Braylin Thomas, Chloe and Lucas Parsell, Carson and Canaan Davis, Brantly, Lincoln, Cameron and Rheagan Zimmerman, Stephanie Murphy, Jessica Murphy, and Christina Murphy; special friends, Ann, Johnny and Timothy Chapman. 

Funeral service was held Monday, May 20, 2019 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Nathan Thomason officiating. Burial followed in Cannady Cemetery. 

Serving as pallbearers were Anthony Murphy, Jerry Chapman, William Parsell, Carl Cantrell, Chris Davis, Timothy Chapman, Eric Petty, Johnny Chapman, Tojo Cantrell, and Josh Anderson.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.