Oscar Murphy

June 9, 1939 - February 1, 2022

Oscar Murphy, age 82, of Washburn Road in Spruce Pine passed away, Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at the Mitchell House in Spruce Pine. Born in Mitchell County he was a son of the late Frank and Verna Washburn Murphy. He also was preceded in death by two brothers; Jerry and James Murphy and two sisters; Elaine Hall and Amelia Admire. Oscar served in the US Navy and saw the world, his pastime was to watch football and he played football for Harris High School playing in the state championship game in 1955. Oscar made friends easily and was blessed with many. Survivors include many nieces, nephews and cousins. A memorial service for Oscar Murphy will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday February 12, 2022 at Freedom Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 at the church. Words of comfort may be e-mailed to the family by going to our website; www.webbfh.com, selecting Oscar Murphy’s name and then you may sign his guestbook. Webb Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Murphy and is honored to be serving the Murphy family. Mr. Murphy’s obituary has also been posted on Facebook for viewing.