Reann Murphy, 9, of Smithville, died Sunday December 15, 2013.
Friends may call Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Smithville Brethren Church. A celebration of life services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Smithville Brethren Church with Pastor Art Carr officiating. Burial will be at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Roberts Funeral Home.
Reann was born October 30, 2004 in Wooster, Ohio to Richard L. Murphy Jr. and Kelly A. Jones.
Reann was our loving beautiful daughter. She loved her mother and father. She understood and respected and ultimately loved Nick Lupole and Raven Dipietro. Re was adventurous and full of spunk. She loved football and to wrestle. She probably would have been on both the football and wrestling team when she reached high school. Reann loved her baby half-sister Raley, and she loved being with her cousins. Re loved to ride her bike and wreck her bike for hours and hours. She loved her grandmas and great-grandmas dearly. Reann was her daddy's little girl and was tough like her dad. They liked to take walks together and draw. Reann had her mom's soft blue eyes and kind spirit. Mommy taught Re to be kind and sent her to Smithville Elementary School where she loved her school friends. She had beautiful handwriting and was exceptional at coloring with fine tip pens and markers. She may have been an artist or a musician. She loved to dance on cleaning weekends. Reann was loved by everyone that knew her including her new baby cousin, Madison Murphy, who was born December 9, 2013.
Reann will be deeply missed by her mother Kelly (Nick Lupole) Jones, father Richard (Raven Dipietro) Murphy Jr.; half-sister Raley Murphy; grandparents Velva Jones, Gary (Carol) Jones, Richard (Patty) Murphy, Tina Murphy, Bill (Elaine) Volz, and Mike Lupole.