OBITUARY

NAME: James Rodney "Rod" "Vito" Taumby, age 66, a Tahlequah, OK resident.

BORN: He was born on February 2, 1950, to James Lee Murphy and Wanda Jean Teagarden, at Talihina, OK.

PASSED AWAY: James passed away on November 19, 2016 at Tulsa, OK.

AGE:  66 years, 9 months and 17 days.

CHURCH AFFILIATION, HOBBIES AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS: James was known to his family as "Rod" and to most friends as "Vito." He was a born comedian and always made people laugh and smile. Vito loved spending time with his family and many friends. He loved kids and never met a stranger. Throughout his life, he worked as a bartender and painter. He was an artist who liked to draw and paint. Vito loved singing, dancing, playing pool and fast cars. He enjoyed storytelling and writing about his life experiences, as well as poetry. He was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.

SURVIVED BY

SISTERS:  Wanda Burk of Collinsville, OK, Franny Carney of Tulsa, OK, Patricia Moreno of Dallas, TX, Norma Simmons of Dallas, TX, Phyllis Davis of Dallas, TX & Mary Rodriguez of Dallas, TX.

BROTHERS:  Larry Murphy & wife Celia of Sperry, OK, Leonard Murphy of Dallas, TX, Dondi Murphy of Dallas, TX, Patrick Murphy of Dallas, TX, Dennis Teagarden of Atlanta, GA & Johnny Arnold of TX.

A DEAR FRIEND: Patsy Brown

CAREGIVER: Linda Chamberlain

NIECES:  Angela Irwin of McAlester, OK, Nicole Overholt of Collinsville, OK, Tracy Burk of Tulsa, OK,

Victoria Peters of Tulsa, OK

NEPHEWS:  Michael Murphy of Kansas City, Mo, Chris Reynolds of Grandview, MO, Fletch Reynolds of Olathe, KS & Justin Hooper of Tulsa, OK.

Aunt Shirley, Aunt Diane & Uncle Joe

Along with numerous great-nieces & great-nephews, & many dearly loved relatives & friends.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: James Lee Murphy and Wanda Jean Teagarden

BROTHERS: Norman Murphy & Myron Murphy

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DATE OF SERVICES: 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 4, 2017

PLACE OF SERVICES: Brown's Funeral Chapel, Coalgate, Oklahoma

OFFICIATING: Larry Murphy

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BROWN 'S FUNERAL SERVICE - COALGATE, OK