James Clark Murphy, Sr.

Mr. James (Jim) C. Murphy, Sr. of Durham, N.C. passed away on November 7, 2024, after a difficult battle with lymphoma.

Jim was born in Oxford, Mississippi and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. During his high school and college years he excelled in basketball and track and field. After college he proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. He later earned advanced degrees in biology and Information Science and worked in various IT capacities, retiring in 2015 after working as an Information Security Specialist for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Jim was a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved walking in the woods, following UNC basketball, reading, and playing with his grandchildren. Jim was a man of faith who sought to follow Christ in everything that he did.

Jim is survived by his wife, Janine and his five children: James Murphy, Jr., John Murphy, Elizabeth Schauer (and husband, Justin), Joseph Murphy (and wife, Alex) and Julie Kommer (and husband, Scott). In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren, Christian Schauer, William Schauer, Madeleine Kommer, and Eleanor Kommer. He is also survived by his brother Charles M. Murphy (Judy) and his sisters, Roselyn Stanley (Jack) and Sarah Natale (Tony) as well as many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service for Jim will be held at the Chapel Hill Bible Church on Saturday, November 16, at 1:00 p.m.
The church is located at 260 Erwin Road, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to assist in the Blue Ridge Parkway Recovery Effort at https://www.brpfoundation.org/hurricanerelief or another nonprofit or charity of your choice.