Mr. Joseph Frank Murphy, age 87 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Spring View Hospital. He was born on August 22, 1926 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Murphy was a U.S. WW II Army Veteran, a retired farmer, and a member of Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lula Wathen Murphy, second wife, Mildred Shannon Murphy; sons, Paul and Eddie Murphy; parents, James T. and Mary Etta Abell Murphy; brothers, Joe Paul, Sam, Bill, Charlie, Bernard, Lawrence and Vernon Murphy; sisters, Irene Daughtery, Lula Hughes and Mary Price.

Survivors include six sons, Louis (Diane) Murphy, of Rosedale, IN, Robert (Mary Ettie) Murphy, of Lebanon, KY, George (Barbara) Murphy, of Campbellsville, KY, Lawrence Murphy, of Louisville, KY, Allen (Brenda) Murphy, of Lebanon, KY, Roland Murphy, of Stanford, KY; eight daughters, Rita (Nick) Thomas, of Calvary, KY, Mary Lou (Leonard) Spalding, of Lebanon, KY, Glenda (Carl) Spalding, of Lebanon, KY, Myrtle Garrett, of Lebanon, KY, Gloria (Joe) Borders, of Elizabethtown, KY, Lucy (Kenneth) Gobey, of Perryville, KY, Christine (Mike) Sisk, of Estill Fork, AL, Twila (Joey) Sallee, of Jessetown, KY; two step-children, Virgie (Jay) Johnson, of Danville, KY, Mike (Kathy) Shannon, of Lebanon, KY. Also surviving are thirty-seven grandchildren, forty-four great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014  at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. The Marion County Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military honors.

Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Friday at Bosley Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 Friday evening by Deacon Dennis May and Rev. Troy Mattingly.