Ms. Orea Nell Bumphis age 74, of Murray, Kentucky, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Murray Calloway Co. Hospital.
Ms. Bumphis was born in Calloway County Kentucky on March 24, 1939 to the late Boyce Luther "Buster" Bumphis and Marie Elizabeth (Blanton) Bumphis. Ms. Bumphis retired from Mattel Inc. and after retirement she was employed at Briggs & Stratton. Ms. Bumphis was a member of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents Ms. Bumphis was preceded in death by a son, Roderick Reed; one sister, Mary E. Cooper; and by two brothers, Noble and Boyce Bumphis.
Ms. Bumphis is survived by three daughters, Regina Hudspeth and husband Danny, Denise Bumphis and Belinda Musgrow all of Murray; three sons, Michael Reed and wife Melody, Keith Reed and Carlton Bumphis all of Murray; three sisters, Betty Bumphis of Murray, Francis Spivey of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Marion E. Hamilton of Detroit, Michigan; nine grandchildren, Kendra Medley, Michael Reed, Jr. and wife Mahauta, O'Shea Hudspeth and wife Brooke, Dominique Hudspeth, Derrick Bumphis, Jason Teague, Jackie Reed, Jeffrey Teague and Montreal Forte; fourteen great grandchildren; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins survive.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home with Rev. Norris Mills and Rev. Ronald Kendrick. Burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Online condolences can be made at www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com