Russell Gary Murphy, 74, of Liberty, KY, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.  He was born in Danville, KY on August 14, 1949, to the late Haskel Murphy, Sr. and Ruby Evelyn Bryant Murphy.

Gary was a retired rural letter carrier for the US Postal Service. For several years, he worked with his father at Murphy & Mills Farm Supply in Liberty. Gary was also a self-employed heavy equipment welder and mechanic at Murphy’s Repair Shop.  He was a veteran of the US Army. Gary was Baptized at First Baptist Church of Liberty and attended Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.

Gary was a storyteller and loved his grandsons.  He loved riding motorcycles and loved John Deere tractors.  Because of his lifetime trade, he loved to weld and enjoyed teaching others his crafts.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and his sisters, Shirley Ann Evans and Barbara Faye Lanham.

Gary is survived by his loving wife, Connie Davidson Murphy, whom he wed on July 24, 1976; his, daughter Becky Shepard and her husband, Bryan of Liberty; his grandsons, Hayden & Blayne Shepard; and his brother, Haskel Murphy, Jr. of Liberty.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. on Sunday, May 5, 2024 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Haste & Bro. Johnny Maupin officiating. 

Burial will follow in Murphy Cemetery. 

The family will receive friends from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. Sunday at McKinney-Brown funeral home.