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IN LOVING MEMORY OF William "Bud" Murphy
William "Bud"
Murphy
May 31, 1921 — Aug 12, 2015
Stockton
William "Bud" Murphy's Obituary
William "Bud" Murphy
, age 94 of Stockton, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. He was born May 31, 1921; the son of the late Walter and Ella (Boycks) Murphy. He married ArtaLou Machamer in 1941. He married Virginia Rindesbacher Feltmeyer on June 27, 1970 in Rockton, IL at the Church by the Side of the Road; she died May 19, 2011.
Bud was a 1939 graduate of Stockton High School and attended Northern Illinois University. He had served in the United States Army Corp. of Engineers in WWII from August of 1942 to December of 1945. During that time he served in North Africa and the European Theatre. He had worked as a telegraph operator for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. Bud began his career with the U.S. Post office in 1948 and retired as Postmaster in 1985. He was also a school bus driver for SHS for many years.
He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Stockton. His memberships also include the Stockton American Legion for over 70 years, the Plum River Masonic Lodge, and was a charter member of the Blackhawk Run Golf Course. Bud was a former member of the Stockton VFW and Lion's Club. He enjoyed golfing, playing bridge, traveling, and wintering in Texas.
Bud is survived by his daughters, Patricia (Denny) O'Boyle of Chillicothe, IL and Dianne (Ralph) Bass of Lena, IL; son, Dennis (Cheryl) Feltmeyer of Freeport, IL; five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and brother, Thomas (Colleen) Murphy of Bradenton, FL.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Virginia; brother, David; sisters, Ethel, Jeanette and Lucille; and his granddaughters, Angela in infancy and Michelle Weiler.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Wesley United Methodist Church in Stockton; Pastor Brenda Morris presiding. There will be a visitation before the service beginning at 1:00 pm. Interment will take place at Ladies Union Cemetery in Stockton. A memorial fund has been established.
Bud was a 1939 graduate of Stockton High School and attended Northern Illinois University. He had served in the United States Army Corp. of Engineers in WWII from August of 1942 to December of 1945. During that time he served in North Africa and the European Theatre. He had worked as a telegraph operator for the Chicago Great Western Railroad. Bud began his career with the U.S. Post office in 1948 and retired as Postmaster in 1985. He was also a school bus driver for SHS for many years.
He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Stockton. His memberships also include the Stockton American Legion for over 70 years, the Plum River Masonic Lodge, and was a charter member of the Blackhawk Run Golf Course. Bud was a former member of the Stockton VFW and Lion's Club. He enjoyed golfing, playing bridge, traveling, and wintering in Texas.
Bud is survived by his daughters, Patricia (Denny) O'Boyle of Chillicothe, IL and Dianne (Ralph) Bass of Lena, IL; son, Dennis (Cheryl) Feltmeyer of Freeport, IL; five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and brother, Thomas (Colleen) Murphy of Bradenton, FL.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Virginia; brother, David; sisters, Ethel, Jeanette and Lucille; and his granddaughters, Angela in infancy and Michelle Weiler.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Wesley United Methodist Church in Stockton; Pastor Brenda Morris presiding. There will be a visitation before the service beginning at 1:00 pm. Interment will take place at Ladies Union Cemetery in Stockton. A memorial fund has been established.
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