Dorothy (Throop) Murphree
Marriages
Emmett E. Murphree - February 16, 1962
In Houston,Texas
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6A Obituary - April 25, 2017
Dorothy Murphree, 95, of
Waverly, Iowa, and formerly
of Grand Junction, Colorado,
passed away on Friday, April
21, 2017, at Bartels Lutheran
Retirement Community in
Waverly, Iowa.
Dorothy T. (Throop)
Murphree was born on
October 13, 1921, in Fort
Lupton, Colorado, the
daughter of Walter Clyde and Elsie (Kipp) Throop. On February
16, 1962, she was united in marriage to Emmett E. Murphree in
Houston, Texas. She enjoyed tole painting and sewing.
She is survived by daughter, Susan Hanright of Nashua, Iowa;
11 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her parents; husband, Emmett Murphree; daughters,
Carolyn Gray and Barbara Ransom and brother, Lawrence
Throop.
A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date at
Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashua.
Online condolence for Dorothy’s family may be left at
www.kaisercorson.com. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in
Waverly is assisting the family.
