[List] Obituary: Jesse Edwin Murph

[Cecil Stokes]

      Obituary for Jesse Edwin Murph

Jesse Edwin Murph, age 75, of Marietta, Georgia, stepped into the 
gracious throne of Christ on January 31, 2024, at Grady Memorial 
Hospital, surrounded by his family. Jesse is survived by his wife of 54 
years, Joni Smith Murph; two sons, Jason Edwin (April Dawn) Murph and 
John David (Cindy) Murph; one sister, Carolyn Gail Bruce, two 
grandchildren, Amanda Kelly Murph and Kevin Martin Murph, and several 
nieces and nephews.

Jesse was born in Brantley, Alabama, to Jesse Glen Murph and Johnnie Lou 
Murph on December 11, 1948. He was a proud member of the 1967 Elba High 
School class. After graduation, Jesse graduated Phi Kappa Phi with his 
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from Auburn 
University. He was a true ‘rocket scientist’ because he loved designing 
and developing missiles for the US military, working for various NASA 
subcontractors, primarily *Morton Thiokol.*

Mostly, he was proud of his family…his sons and grandchildren, whom he 
loved dearly. Jesse was a member of New Salem Baptist Church, Kennesaw, 
GA, where he had just led a team to finish a complete renovation of the 
sanctuary. A true passion of Jesse’s was greeting fellow worshipers at 
New Salem Baptist Church. He tried to always remember new names and 
faces that attended eachweek. He was also a committed member of a church 
bible study group of men because he loved studying God’s word.

Visitation for family and friends is Monday, February 5, from 5-7 pm EST 
at Mayes-Ward Funeral Home in Marietta.

The funeral will be held at New Salem Baptist Church, Kennesaw, GA, on 
Tuesday, February 6, at 11 am EST. The burial with a graveside service 
will be held in his hometown of Elba, Alabama, in Evergreen Cemetery on 
Wednesday, February 7, at 1 pm CST. In lieu of flowers, the family 
requests donations to the missionary work at Nong Thaen Church Thailand 
(Pongpas) be made via NewSalem.org/give/

John 14:6 “Jesus answered “I am the way and the truth and the life. No 
one comes to the Father except through me.”
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