Viola Murphy-Neel

Macon- Viola Napier Murphy-Neel, 95, of 5300 Zebulon Road, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Graveside services will be held on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 11:00AM at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Vashti School, Thomasville, Georgia or to the First United Methodist Church, Thomasville, Georgia. Mrs. Murphy-Neel was the wife of the late Frederick E. Murphy, Jr. and the daughter of the late Hendley V. Napier and the late Viola Ross Napier. She was predeceased by her son, Frederick E. Murphy, III. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Thomasville, Georgia. She was a volunteer at Vashti School and Jerger School in Thomasville, a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and taught in the Adult Literacy Program in Thomasville. Mrs. Murphy-Neel was an avid gardener and bird watcher and she had compassion for young people and animals. She also had a love for needlepoint. Mrs. Murphy-Neel is survived by her daughters and son, Dana Murphy Pritchett of Kathleen, Georgia, R. Napier Murphy of Macon and Mary Ann Murphy of Charleston, South Carolina; grandchildren, Frederick E. Murphy, IV, Paige M. Huckabay, Ross H. Pritchett and Prescott M. Hughes; great-grandchildren, Aiden Huckabay, Ross Murphy and Eli Murphy and several nieces and nephews. Register online at www.hartsmort.com. Hart's Mortuary and Crematory, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.