Colleen Lynn Murphy — UPDATED
Colleen Lynn Murphy, 51, Pierceton, passed away at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at her residence. She was born on Aug. 25, 1966, in Muncie to Charles and Rebecca (Vance) Murphy Jr.
She grew up in Muncie, attended Southside High School in Muncie, and moved to Kosciusko County in 1986. She was a lifetime homemaker and was married on July 3, 2010, in Oswego to Charles E. “Charlie” Shepherd who survives.
She was a former member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Muncie.
She is survived by her husband: Charlie Shepherd, Pierceton; mother, Rebecca Wilson, Leesburg; brother, Charles Patrick Murphy, Leesburg; six sisters: Tamara (Paul) Hadley, North Webster; Barbara (Roger) King, Parker City; Linda (Clint) Bryan, Muncie; Krista (Paul) Grove, Albany; Kelly (Scott) Covey, Fort Wayne; Kathy Garringer, Yorktown; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in deathy by her father, brother, Michael Murphy; step-father: Phil Wilson, and nephew Kyle King.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, June 15, at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and C.R. 500N, North Webster, IN 46555 with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating. Private burial will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery in Pierceton.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, 3489 E. 100S, Pierceton, IN 46562. To send condolences to the family in Colleen Murphy’s memory please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com