Obituary of Charles Austin Murphy

Palmer - Mr. Charles Austin Murphy III, 77, passed away Thursday August 27, 2015. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on January 20, 1938 to Charles Austin Murphy II and Josephine Ann Milenski Murphy who preceded him in death. He was a US Air Force veteran and a Minister for the Methodist Church and a Hospice Chaplan. He attended the House of the Lord Church in Palmer. He is survived by his wife, Crista Murphy; son, Russell Charles Murphy, of Palmer; daughters, Betsy (Brad) Graves, Spring City, TN; and Kathleen (Craig) McMillan, Dandridge, TN; brother, Steven Francis Murphy, Abington, Massachusetts; grandchildren, Scooter (Heather) Graves, Cody (Melissa) Graves, Casey and Murphy McMillan; great grandchildren, Madelyn and Beckett Graves; Aunts, Adele Dombowski and Mary Griffin both of Massachusetts. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday September 3, 2015 at the House of The Lord Church in Palmer with Minister Ronnie Partin officiating and Military Honors provided by the Sequatchie Valley Honor Guard. Visitation: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Thursday at the Church. Burial will be the Chattanooga National Cemetery Friday September 4, 2015 at 2:00 PM EDT. Arrangements by: Layne Funeral Home, Palmer, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com