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Mildred "Micky" Jean Murphy, 90, of Burlington, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 24, 2015 at Sunnybrook Assisted Living in Burlington. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, August, 29, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Large Shelter, Crapo Park, 2800 Madison Ave., Burlington. Inurnment will be at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Mildred was born January 4, 1925 in Macomb, IL the daughter of Charles E. Carter and Mary (Martin) Carter. She married her high school sweetheart Melbourne S. Murphy on April 25, 1943. They had two sons Craig Carter Murphy and Danny Gene Murphy. Both preceded her in death. Mildred and Melbourne moved, for Melbourne's work with the Burlington Route, to Rock Island, IL and later suburban Indianapolis, IN with the Burlington Northern Railroad. They retired in Port Orange, FL. In the early 1990's they moved back to Burlington to care for their aging mothers. Mildred was an excellent cook. She enjoyed camping and traveling in her younger years. She bowled on a league and enjoyed playing Canasta. She was a member of the MOOSE Lodge and the Burlington Methodist church. She was very active in planning the Burlington Class of 1943 reunions. She also enjoyed gardening, reading the paper and watching movies and sports. More than anything, she loved spending time with family and friends. She had a wonderful sense of humor and her laughter was contagious. Mildred's beauty was as radiant on the inside as it was on the outside. She will be dearly missed. Survivors include her husband, her grandchildren Steve (Steffanie) Murphy, Portage, WI, Jeff (Michelle) Murphy, Cornelius, NC, Jason (Peggiann) Murphy, Burlington, and Dani Lee Murphy, Kahoka, MO; great-grandchildren Charley, Mary and Martha Murphy, Catherine and Carter Murphy, Cameron and Addisyn Murphy, and Keely Murphy and Kaleb Kelley. - See more at: http://www.thielenfuneralhome.com/obituary/Mildred-Micky-Jean-Murphy/Burlington-IA/1532440#sthash.wlcp5X3n.dpuf