Rita Louise Murphy

July 26, 1946 - February 25, 2019

Passionate love. No one doubted, and she never held back her true love for her children and grandchildren. She loved animals as well, dogs, cats, birds, and to her family’s bewilderment, even a small hive of wasps which she befriended and hand fed honey. She found well-earned peace in art, music and long walks with her dogs at Sibley Nature Center. Suffering from the disease of mental illness, she searched for and found comfort wherever she could find it. Ultimately, the disease robbed many of knowing and enjoying her ridiculous humor, love, empathy and compassion. It robbed her children and grandchildren of a mother and grandmother, and her, of a relationship she dearly needed with them as well. In the end we all loved her and will dearly miss the humor, beauty and love she sincerely wished to impart to this world, in spite of the disease she suffered. Rita Murphy found peace on Monday February 25, 2019. She was born June 26, 1946 to George and Willow Murphy in Liberal, Kansas. She is survived by and will be missed by three children, Stacey Murphy, Delana Gowens and Brian Kellogg. Her grandchildren, which she dearly loved and was so proud of are Mohammed Majid, Jessica Majid, Kelsey Kass, Danyale Kellogg, Benjamin Avila and Harper Kellogg. If anyone wishes, I believe she would greatly appreciate a donation to Lone Star Sanctuary, in her name or not, in reflection of her love and compassion for every one of God’s creation.