Doris Allillian Murphy

Doris Allillian Murphy

A "Celebration of Life" honoring the life and legacy of well-known beloved citizen, Doris Allillian Murphy, on Monday, December 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.  The services will be held at St. Mary C. M. E. Church, 1107 West Madison Avenue with Rev. Diane Neal serving as officiant.  The interment will follow in H. V. Adams Cemetery.  Visitation will be held in the Loche's Mortuary Chapel on Sunday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. To send flowers, words of condolence or comfort for the family, or light a candle, kindly follow the directions below.

"She Never Met A Stranger"

“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one" 

Colossians 3:12-13

Sunflowers are plentiful in Mississippi.  So plentiful, in fact, that there is a county named after these beautiful flowers.  There is also a small community near Jackson, Mississippi that bears the same name. It was in the small community of Sunflower, Mississippi in Sunflower County, right before the new year made its advent in 1933, December 31st to be exact, that Esther O'Neal gave birth to her youngest of three children.  She named her girl child, Doris Allillian.

Doris loved the Lord, and confessed her belief in Christ at a very early age at O'Neal Chapel A.M.E. Church.  Her maternal  great grandfather donated the land for the church  and the "colored" cemetery, and  it was named in his honor.  Like so many African American children of that era, Doris began her life surrounded by her siblings, aunts, uncles, and dozens of cousins

When Doris' mother became ill, her mother's older sister, Katherine O'Neal Miller, assumed the responsibility of raising little Doris.

Katherine's husband moved his family to Louisiana because of an excellent job opportunity. Like many other African Americans, Doris moved north to Chicago in 1949, and in 1962, she moved west to Los Angeles where she remained for forty-three years.

Doris was blessed with a daughter Marva Louise Collins.

Staying true to her faith, Doris united with First A.M.E. Church of Compton and remained there until she returned to Louisiana in 2005. She served in the Choir, Women’s Missionary Society and Supervisor of the Kitchen Ministry. When she returned to Bastrop, she united with St. Mary C. M. E. Church, serving in various capacities.

Now, Doris Murphy was a real "people person." She  loved to bowl.  She was a member of her job's bowling league and proudly showed off her trophies to family and friends.  She was a proud member of the Elks and Order of the Eastern Star, Deborah Chapter #15, Garden of Eden Grand Chapter in California, and the Bastrop Faith Chapter #197, Star of Hope Grand Chapter.  Her membership in the Bastrop Chapter of "The Red Hatters, the Red Hattertudes " would elicit a "sparkle in her eye, and pep in her step."  She also enjoyed the time she spent calling at Bingo Gold.

Missing her effervescent smile, her kind heart, and her giving spirit are her grateful daughter, her granddaughters, her great grandchildren, one great great grandson, a nephew, and many, many friends who were delighted by this beautiful lady who "never met a stranger."

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