On January 29, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma the late Donald Ray Murphy Sr and Rebecca Lee (Griffin) Murphy were blessed with a set of twin boys, one was still born and the other they named Johnnie Lee Murphy.  Johnnie grew up in various towns and cities in Kansas and in Oklahoma. Johnnie attended high school in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and once he became an adult, he worked at Sunoco Foundry and Big Four.

John united in marriage to Talesa Samuel in 2006, with this marriage John was blessed with a son, Moses Isokariari and in addition they were blessed with Dallas Johnathan and Annalea Rebecca Murphy.

John accepted Christ at an early age in Kansas City, Kansas at the Guiding Star Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor West.  John was licensed in 1995 by Revered E. E. Washington and in 1996 he was ordained by the late Pastor Dr. David Burks Jr.  He later pastored numerous churches, Historic First Baptist Church of Fort Gipson, 12th Street Baptist Church, Coffeeville, KS, and Saint John Baptist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He was presently a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Okmulgee, Oklahoma.  He answered and surrendered to God's call on September 17, 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Reverend Johnnie was preceded in death by his wife Talesa, father, Donald Ray Murphy, Sr., mother, Rebecca Carter, his twin, grandfather and grandmother Ware Griffin and Christine Fields, grandfather and grandmother Willie Murphy and Florence Goudeau Reed.

He leaves to cherish his sons, Moses Isokariari and Dallas;  his daughter, Annalea; His companion, Julie Sanders; six siblings, Charles Griffin, Kansas City, Missouri, Donald Ray (Latonya) Murphy, Jr.,  Claremore, Oklahoma; LeeEtta Anderson, Owasso, Oklahoma,  Galian L. ( Wilma) Murphy, Glenpool, Oklahoma, Rosalind (Patrick) Ceaser, Houston, Texas, Amber Murphy, Tulsa, Oklahoma; his Uncle Grant (Star) Griffin, who help raise him Okmulgee, Oklahoma, his Uncle James (Teresa) Reed, Louisville, Kentucky,  Aunt Ruby Crouder, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Aunt Ella Griffin, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Aunt Shirley (Robert) Wheatley, Vallejo, California,  Aunt Florence Marie Reed, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donna Irving, Dallas, Texas; and a host of nephews, nieces, great nephew's, great nieces and friends.

The Celebratory Hour of Tribute will commence on Sunday afternoon, in the most holy sanctuary of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.  Dr. Douglas Currington, the Senior Pastor, will Preside.

The Christian Committal will be on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 10:00 AM on the sacred grounds of Woodlawn Cemetery in Okmulgee.

You may visit Reverend Murphy, as he slumbers in peaceful repose at the Keith D. Biglow Funeral Directors, Inc., of Okmulgee on Saturday, between the hours of 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM.