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Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Local Issues Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage Hot Topics Most Viewed Forum Photo Galleries Video Readers Polls O-Zone Online Games Movie Preview Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad November 11, 2005 John D. Murphy John Davenport Murphy, 87, was born March 25, 1918 in Ashland, Oregon to Blanche Davenport and John Murray Murphy. He attended and graduated from Ashland Normal School. He later attended Southern Oregon State Normal School and the University of Oregon. As a young boy, he enjoyed riding his horse and participating in the Ashland Roundups. He enjoyed Friday evenings at the Bellview Grange participating in a wide variety of activities. John was a good athlete, lettering in basketball and baseball. He served in World War II in Germany as a sergeant 1st Class. He was employed by Fortmillers Department Store in Ashland, Cop-Co of Rogue River, Oregon and retired from the City of Ashland as a purchasing agent. He was a 50 year member and Past Exalted Ruler of Lodge #944 A.F.& A.M. He enjoyed the game of golf and spending time outdoors, especially herding cattle with Jim Miller on the Murphy Ranch, the Greensprings, and Buck Prairie. He spent his last years as a daily frequenter to the Old Murphy Ranch site of the Murphy Historical Barn built in 1858 by his great-grandfather, John Jacob Murphy. John is preceded in death by his sister Florence, a sister, Mary Louise, his father, John Murphy, and his mother, Blanche. He is survived by an only daughter, Dian L. Murphy of Madison, WI. At his request, no services are planned. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home and Crematory, Ashland. --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.