Obituary of James Russell Murphree

Dr. James Russell Murphree, Sr., age 76, of Ozark, died Monday evening, October 17, 2011, in Dale Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 20, 2011, from Ozark Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Steve King, Reverend Bill Hix, and Reverend Greg Aman officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends Wednesday at the funeral home from 5:00 P. M. until 7:00 P. M. Dr. Murphree was born September 30, 1935 in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Eony Russell Murphree and Elma Scarborough Murphree. He grew up in Prattville, Alabama, graduated from Autauga County High School in 1953, from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1957, and from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry in 1960. He practiced dentistry for 51 years, was a member of the American Dental Association, the Alabama Dental Association, a past member of the Academy of General Dentistry, was a member and served as a past President of the Third District Dental Society. Dr. Murphree was a member of Ozark Baptist Church and the Coed I-A Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Ozark Jaycees, an avid Alabama fan, enjoyed gardening and going to the beach. Dr. Murphree served as a dentist in the United States Air Force for two years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. Jerry Eony Murphree. Survivors include his wife, Helen Anderson Murphree of Ozark; one daughter, Millie Murphree Brinyark of Berry, Alabama; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. James R. Murphree, Jr. and wife, Amber of Ozark, Dr. Andy Murphree and wife, Leigh of Hanson, Kentucky; one sister and brother-in-law, Mollie and Fred Jones of Guntersville, Alabama; one brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Christine Murphree of Columbus, Georgia; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. Louis Anderson III and wife, Ruth of Waverly, Tennessee; nine grandchildren, Tanner Brinyark, J. P. Brinyark, Helen Elizabeth Brinyark, Tyler Brinyark, Clayton Brinyark, Lorelei Murphree, Lillian Murphree, Jax Murphree, and Aubree Murphree. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Ozark Baptist Church, 282 South Union Avenue. Service Information