Tressie Marie Murphy

Tressie Marie Murphy nee Fisher passed away in Oklahoma City, OK on August 26, 2017 at the age of 96. She was born May 21, 1921 in Norman, OK to Martin Fisher and Rena Hammer Fisher.

She was united in marriage to Jesse “Carl” Murphy on September 8, 1937. She loved to garden, crochet, and cook, but most of all, she loved her family. Carl was the love of her life as they were married 65 years before his passing. They treasured one another through thick and thin times. Tressie looked forward to family visiting and bringing their young ones. Always young at heart, she connected with children easily and quickly. She worked hard as a wife and mother her whole life, and outside her home for most of it. She was a waitress and restauranteur, and she worked on the machine guns of heavy bombers as a mechanic at Tinker Field during the WWII era.

Tressie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl; daughter, Margaret Lucille Murphy; three sons, Tony Ray Murphy, Michael Martin Murphy, and David Carl Murphy; one grandson, Mark Murphy; two great-grandchildren, Spencer Ryan Murphy and Lauren Elizabeth Murphy; three brothers, Aaron, Clifton, and Melvin; and one sister, Ruby.

She is survived by five grandchildren: Elizabeth (Jim) Rains of the home; Michael (Tina) Murphy, Oklahoma City, OK; Chris Murphy, Lawton, OK; Keith Murphy, Coweta, OK; and Staci (John) Grammer, Broken Arrow, OK; daughter-in-law, Cynthia Johnson of the home; 13 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.