DONNA LOU MURPHY, age 63 years, of Delta, Pennsylvania died on Friday, December 16, 2005 at 9:15 PM at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, Maryland. She had been the wife of the late Bernie Darrel Murphy who died in February 2004.

Mrs. Murphy was born on June 10, 1942 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; she was a daughter of the late Albert and Verna (Smith) Yockey. She had lived in Twentynine Palms, California before moving to the Delta area in 2004. She had been an owner/operator of a craft store. She was a member of the Pentecostal Assembly of God Church in Twentynine Palms, California. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, crocheting and baking. She was a loving and devoted mother, enjoying her family.

She is survived by:

Four children-

Terri Wise of Holtwood, Pennsylvania

James Wise of Airville, Pennsylvania

Tina Black of Delta, Pennsylvania

Darrel Murphy of Twentynine Palms, California.

Thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren

One brother-James Yockey of Twentynine Palms, California

A brother, Paul Yockey, preceded her in death.

Services will be private.