Jettie (Jackson) Murphy

July 31, 1949 - April 4, 2018

Services for Jettie (Jackson) Murphy, 68, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Long Chapel C. M. E. Church, 415 Lining St., Lufkin, TX. Burial will follow in the Davis Memorial Gardens. Visitation is Friday from 5:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Jettie Phillis Jackson Murphy was born on July 31, 1949 to the late Phillip and Betty Jackson. In Lufkin, Texas, the fourth child of eleven children. She grew up in the Cedar Grove Community where she attended Public School. Jettie became a member of MemorialChapel CME church at an early age, where she was a member of the Youth Choir and the Christian Youth Fellowship. Later in life she met and married Elbert Murphy Jr., and to that union four children were born. Jettie discovered her love for cooking which led to her career as a Head Cook at the following facilities: Lufkin Independent School Disrict, Lone Star Charlies Restaurant, Wyatts Cafeteria and preparing meals for her family. She also had an successful career in Home Health Care for twenty plus years, serving until her demise. On April 4, 2018 Jettie Phillis (Jackson) Murphy departed this earthly life in Lufkin, Texas. LEFT TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES A son, Kittrick (Angela) Murphy of Lufkin, Texas; Daughters, Deborah Murphy of Houston, Texas, Sherri Murphy Medlock of Lufkin, Texas and Hope (Gary) Calvin of Lufkin, Texas; Grandchildren, Shardece and Jettie Gibson, Qwun, Kiedrick and Ja'Brise Murphy, Marcus and Cornelius Spurlock, Chiara Davis, Adrianna Smotherman, Ja'Delfrick and Detroit Benton, Hakim Medlock, Monica and Gary Calvin Jr.; Brothers and sisters-in-law, Reverend Larry (Helen) Jackson of Nacogdoches, Texas, Reverend Jamar (Sherry) Jackson; Brother, Brent Jackson; Sister and brother-in-law, Sharren (Reverend Richard) Edwards of Lufkin, Texas; Sisters, Cerese Jackson and Regina Oliver all of Lufkin, Texas; A wealth of great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends. Jettie is preceded in death by: Her parents, Phillip and Betty Jackson; A sister, Saundra Ligones; Brothers, Phillip E. Jackson Jr. and Charles H. Jackson