Rudolph Donavon (Don) Murphy, 89, of Clyde died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at an Abilene hospice facility.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Clyde with Dr. Toby Henson officiating under the direction of Bailey Howard Funeral Home of Clyde. Visitation with the family will be after the service in the fellowship hall.

Don was born January 31, 1929 in Runnels County to Elvin and Mattie Ellen (Carter) Murphy. He was a graduate of Ballinger High School and later married Juanda Patton in Ballinger on October 10, 1948. He farmed in Bovina from 1955 until 2000. He was a Deacon at the First Baptist Church in Bovina and a former school board member.  After retiring from farming he worked for the Texas Baptist Men's Builders and later moved to Clyde in 2012 where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clyde and also a member of the Who So Ever Will Class.

He is survived by his son Rodney Murphy and wife Suzanne of Abilene; daughter Darlene Foster and husband Buddy of Midlothian; sister Jean Byers of Abilene; six grandchildren, Brandon Caldwell, Rebecca Caldwell, Adam Murphy and wife Jami, Kip Murphy and wife Kristin, Michelle Shover and husband Dean and Michael Foster and wife Nikki and 14 great grandchildren, Jayce, Kennedy, Grace, Kinsley, Carter, Zane, Emily, Lucas, Zachary, Zeke, Mackenzie, Landon, Luke and Grant.

Don was preceded in death by his wife Juanda in 2014, his parents, one brother, two sons, Lynn and David Murphy and a grandson Chris Caldwell.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Texas Baptist Men's Builders or Hendrick Hospice Care.