Della Mae Murphree

Della Mae Murphree, 88, of Azle, went to be with her Lord and to be reunited with her husband on Saturday, July 22, 2006. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 25 at Ash Creek Baptist Church in Azle, where Mrs. Murphree had been a member since 1928. Burial will follow at Hoggard Reynolds Cemetery, which is located on South Stewart Street, on land set aside by her great-grandmother, Sarah Hoggard. Visitation is scheduled from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 24 at White's Azle Funeral Home. Della Mae Murphree was born October 12, 1917, in Azle, the youngest daughter of Jesse W. Howard and Lucy Roe Howard. She was a descendant of pioneers in the Azle area; her paternal great-grandparents came to Parker County in the late 1850's. Except for a few years, Mrs. Murphree lived her entire life on South Stewart Street in Azle. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Hoyt Lee Murphree; brother, Fred Howard, and sister, Blanche Dent. Mrs. Murphree was survived by her son, David and wife, Faye; son, Paul and wife, Judy, all of Azle; brother, Jesse Mack Howard and wife, Joyce of Chico; grandson, Brent Murphree of Fort Worth; three granddaughters, Victoria Mann and husband, Doug, Tara Koch and husband, Ricky, Jill Britt and husband, Steve; three great-grandsons, Tyler Clounch, Cody Clounch, and Jaxon Koch; two great-granddaughters, Jordan Mann and Devin Mann, all of Azle; brothers-in-law, Bobby Murphree and wife, Maxine of Azle, and Rufus Murphree of Fort Worth; sisters-in-law, Imogene Davis Cooper of Azle, Dorothy "Dot" Hill and Mildred Wood, both of Fort Worth; and a number of nieces and nephews.