COLUMBIA CITY - Garner E. Murphy, 80, of Columbia City, died at 7:42 a.m. May 27, 2009, in Miller's Merry Manor, Columbia City.
He was born Sept. 9, 1928, in Kosciusko County, to Curtis and Mable Rhodes Murphy. In 1949, in South Whitley, he married Dorothy M. Mosher, who survives.
He lived in Cromwell, then moved to Columbia City in 1994. He attended Washington Township School. He worked at Dalton Foundries, Warsaw, for two years and the Feed Mill, Syracuse, for more than 20 years. He was a former member of South Whitley Church of God.
Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery, Kimmell.
Calling will be private.
DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, is in charge of arrangements.
