Allen "Sonny" Murdock's Obituary
Allen “Sonny” Murdock of Memphis, Texas passed away February 11, 2025.
Services will be 10:00 AM Friday, February 14, 2025 in Robertson Funeral Directors Heritage Chapel in Memphis with Tom Anderson, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.
Viewing will be held Thursday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.
He was born February 19, 1941 in Garvin County Oklahoma to Elmer & Genevieve Murdock. He moved to Texas when he was seven and attended Lakeview School til the 8th grade, when he quit school to help the family make a living on the farm. He enlisted in the Army and served his country from 1961 til 1965. In 1965, he married the love of his life, Billie Jean Jackson and had 59 years of marriage. In 1969, together they had one son, Allen Lee. He worked several jobs after the service including working for GTE, service stations, farmhand, sheet factory, John Deere and Birdsong Peanuts where he retired from.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters.
He is survived by his wife, Billie Jean of the home in Memphis, son, Allen Lee of Memphis and one brother, Jessie Wayne & Deby of Clarendon, Texas.
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