Robert Lee Murphy

Robert Lee Murphy, Sr. age 51 a resident of Stigler and a former resident of Seminole County, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert will be taken to the Rock Springs Baptist Church in Sasakwa, Oklahoma at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 2nd for a wake service scheduled for 7:00 p.m.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 3rd at the church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa.  Rev. Jimsey Harjo, Rev. Houston Tiger, and Rev. Milton Allen will officiate.  Burial will follow at the Walton Family Cemetery near Sasakwa.  Pallbearers are Jason Byrd, Scott Hanks, Bubba Pennly, Ronald Daniels, Tushka Hill, and Isiah Daniels.  Honorary Pallbearers will be his biker friends. Robert was born on November 7, 1963 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Richard E. Murphy and Bessie (Eslick).  He worked as a roofer for many years and was a member of the Tallahassee Presbyterian Church of Seminole, Oklahoma.  He was also a Deacon and a Trustee of the Church.  He married Jalena Hill on January 4, 1996 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Robert was a free spirit who loved everyone, and he loved to go biking.  Robert was known to all as a “country boy”. He is survived by his wife, Jalena (Hill) Murphy of the home; five daughters, Sasha Higdon of Stigler, Oklahoma, Shawana Smith of Ada, Oklahoma, Tarena Craig of Oklahoma City, Shadow Carpenter and Jocelyn Carpenter both of Ada, Oklahoma; one brother, Rickie Murphy of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one sister, Rose Ann Duke of Tipton, Oklahoma; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard E. Murphy and Bessie Duncan; three sons, Robert Murphy, Jr., Derrick Murphy, and William Eslick; and two nephews, Justin and Nathan Howard. Funeral Information: February 3, 2015, 2:00 PM Wake service 7:00 p.m. Monday at Rock Springs Baptist Church in Sasakwa and Funeral Service 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 3rd at the Church under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849