Mary Lois Murphy Ginn, 74, passed away Monday, November 14, 2016, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born February 21, 1942, in Dover, NH, to Donald L. and Catherine Hourihane Murphy. She was a military spouse her entire adult life. A world traveler, she resided in Fulton for the past 17 years where she was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, the Humane Society, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She made her career in the food and beverage industry, having managed many facilities and graduating from various culinary schools. She was a devoted Catholic and animal lover as well as a loving mother and wife.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas M. Ginn, of Fulton; one son, Richard C. Larsen of Beach Park, IL; two daughters, Katherine Caudle of Tulsa, OK, and Michelle C. Morris of Fulton; one brother, Donald P. Murphy of Rochester, NH; 13 grandchildren; 7 step grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Roderick D. Lessard, and her parents.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 17, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Fulton with Father Lincoln Dodd officiating. McNeece-Morris Funeral Home of Fulton is entrusted with arrangements.
