Anna Belle Murphy
November 4, 1926 - November 2, 2017
Obituary
Anna Belle Murphy
On November 2, 2017, Anna Belle peacefully left us for the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. She was born November 4, 1926 in Chignik, Alaska to Eli and Lena Metrokin and when a few months old, was the only baby to survive a whooping cough epidemic in the village. They moved to Kodiak when she was about a year old. During World War II, she met Donald Murphy, who was stationed in the Army in Kodiak. After the war, she traveled to Seattle and they married and had six children. Don died in October 1966. Anna Belle’s favorite activities were cooking, baking, shopping the garage sales and oil painting. She was a Eucharistic minister at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Burien for many years.
Anna Belle was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Mary Jensen, daughter Donna Eileen Murphy, grandson Heath Martin Maxwell, and son-in-law’s Paul Hudson, and Fred Zimmerman.
She is survived by son Mark Murphy, daughters Kathleen Lumbert (Jim), Marlene Hudson, Patricia Kirk (Joe) and Mary Zimmerman, eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Visitation Wednesday, November 8th, 2:00-5:00pm with Funeral Services Thursday, November 9th, 10:00am all at Bonney-Watson Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd., SeaTac, WA.
Mom,
I love you forever, I know you are where we all strive to be one day, with the good Lord and our loved ones who have moved on. I’ll miss you forever, Tell Dad, Donna and Heath hello for me, give them big hugs. I love you to the moon and back.
Sending you all my love – T
Ms Anna belle your daughter pat and I used to say your name often. I loved your name. You raised one amazing daughter that I got to know very well.. She misses you and has missed you for a while. Thank you. for being her mother. She is so full of love and life. MAy you rest in the eternal peace of our Lord and savior.
Grandma, I’ll sure miss you. You’ll always be a part of me. Please tell mom my heart aches for her every day. And tell Heath I see him in Ian all the time. I have some of your paintings up in our house. They’re painful to look at now but they’re so beautiful. I love you, Grandma.
Rest In Peace Anna Belle.
Dear Auntie Anna: You will definitely be missed by this family. Your strength and courage defined you. There will be no other like you. Much Love, Joseph
Love you Mom
Anna Belle will be fondly remembered by me and all of the Keefe family. She was always so kind us. My mom and dad thought very highly of her – she was a great woman. My thoughts to all the Murphy family.
Molly