Robert Steven “Steve” Murphy, 75, of Owensboro, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Carmel Home. He was born December 5, 1947 in Daviess County to the late Christopher and Imogene Riney Murphy. Steven Murphy was a faithful man; faithful to his family, faithful to his friends, and faithful to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He embodied the joy of the Gospel and was always telling others about his love of Jesus and Jesus’ love for them. Those that knew him knew him as a joy-filled and smiling man. Steve also loved to travel and did so a lot in his time as a truck driver with Modern Welding. He would come back telling stories of how he helped someone in need or told them about Jesus and about the beauty of God’s creation. He was a faithful husband, father, brother and deeply loved his wife and all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Steve loved children and was always cutting up with them, playing with them and telling them stories. His friends knew him as a man that would drop everything and help them if they needed him. Steve also loved farming, gardening and his John Deere tractor.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Christopher Murphy; daughter, Tammy Renee Murphy; sisters, Frances Murphy, Linda Murphy and Barbara Jean Murphy; and great-grandchild, Christopher Murphy.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Janice Hardin Murphy; daughter-in-law, Loretta Murphy; daughter, Tonia Murphy; son, Jason Murphy (Kelly); 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren with three on the way; seven brothers; and three sisters.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 30, 2023 at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow in Nickel Ridge Cemetery. Visitation is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday and from 10 a.m. until time of the service on Monday at the funeral home. Following the burial, there will be a meal at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Highway 56, Sorgho.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Steve Murphy Memorial Fund, c/o Davis Funeral Home, 3009 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301.