Las Vegas Sun

May 5, 2024

Obituary:Carolyn Joyce Murphy

She is survived by her husband, Ralph Randall "Randy" Murphy, one daughter, Lindsay Diane Murphy, and two sons, Craig Randall Murphy and Adam William Murphy, all of Las Vegas; her parents, Edward William "Bill" and Elsa Catherina Schmidt Keas of Pekin; three sisters, Sharon J. Eggemeyer of Marquette Heights, Ill., Joan E. Johnson of Chillicothe, Ill., and Donna S. Cox of Las Vegas; and six nieces.

No local services are scheduled. Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin, is handling arrangements.

The family suggests donations to an education fund for the Murphy children in care of First Financial Bank, 3500 Court St., Pekin, IL 61554, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2223 Sheridan Road, Pekin, IL 61554, or the Methodist Medical Center Hospice Services, 221 Northeast Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, IL 61636.

archive