Jonnie Jo McMurphy Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jonnie Jo McMurphy of Forest, Mississippi, who passed away at the age of 97, on October 11, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Jonnie Jo McMurphy or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Upton and Beatrice Upton; her husband James Hugh McMurphy; and her brother Jackie Mitchell Upton. She is survived by: her brother Howard Earl Upton (Shelley) of Gulfport, MS; her children, Lea Ann Burns (Robert) of Houston, TX and Patrick Hugh McMurphy (Jan) of Olive Branch, MS; her grandchildren, Justin Coley McMurphy of Olive Branch, MS, Anna Lora Whitley (Matt) of Franklin, TN, Allen McMurphy Burns of Forest, MS, Jenna Lynn Swartout (Joe) of New Orleans, LA and Graham Bucklin Burns of Houston, TX; and her great grandchildren, Jordan Coley McMurphy of Olive Branch, MS, Gage William McMurphy of Olive Branch, MS, Mae Elizabeth Whitley of Franklin, TN, Kaylynn Claire McMurphy of Olive Branch, MS and Lillie Upton Whitley of Franklin, TN..