Carolyn Murphy

Seminole resident, Carolyn “Teddy Bear” Murphy, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025, at her home, at the age of 81. 

Carolyn, the daughter of Howard and Dorothy (Deaver) Musgrave, was born September 10, 1943, in Oklahoma City. She graduated from Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, with the class of 1961. Carolyn enjoyed a Christmas Day wedding to David Robertson, who preceded Carolyn in death. Then on February 10, 1983, she married Doyle Murphy. She enjoyed collecting angels, gardening, and visiting with her friends and family, she loved animals, and crocheting and doing needle point. 

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Cynthia Lee Robertson; her husbands, David Robertson and Doyle Murphy; her mother, Dorothy (Deaver) Musgrave; her father, Howard “Honey Bee” Musgrave; and her sisters, Wanda Arnold and Phillis Gordon. 

Carolyn is survived by her daughter and adopted daughter, Dolores Jean Robertson, of Seminole, and Michelle Mullin Cogburn; granddaughters, Cynthia Lee Blackwood, and Billie Jo Walker; 13 great grandchildren, Katlin Nicole Wickham, Mary Blackwood, David Blackwood, Harley Wickham, Bonnie Blackwood, Ryan Lyric Wickham; one great great grandchild, Payton Blackwood; and a sister, Doris Jones, of Norman; along with many other family members and friends. 

Cremation services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole.