Kathryn Louise Murphy

Background

Murphy, Kathryn Louise was born on April 19, 1932 in Beatrice, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Edward Philip and Bess Bertha (Weingarten) Bachle.

Education

Student, Hastings College, 1949—1950. Bachelor of Science in Education, Northwest Missouri State University, 1970. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1980.

Career

Bookkeeper, typist Western Tablet and Stationery, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1950—1955. Private piano teacher St. Joseph, Maryville, 1955—1964. Periodicals clerk, browsing room library Wells Learning Resources Center, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, 1965—1969, cataloger, 1970—1976, head cataloger, 1976—1981, acting head technical services, 1976, 1978—1979, assistant to director, 1983—1984, assistant director, 1984, head circulation services, 1981—1983, Owens Library., Maryville, 1983—1985, temporary acting director, 1981—1984, head library automated services, 1985—1989, actin government documents library, 1990—1992, reference library, 1992—1997.

Retired, 1997.

Achievements

• Kathryn Louise Murphy has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee 1st Presbyterian Church, Maryville, 1978—1981, board deacons, 1971—1974, 1982—1984, 1988, member session, elder, 1985—1987, council Christian Education, since 1990.

Connections

Married Roy Edward Murphy, June 18, 1950 (deceased January 1965). Children: Timothy Michael, Daniel Lee, Holly Ann Murphy Barstow.

Father:

Edward Philip Bachle

Mother:

Bess Bertha (Weingarten) Bachle

Spouse:

Roy Edward Murphy

child:

Timothy Micheal Murphy

child:

Holly Ann Murphy Barstow Murphy

child:

Daniel Lee Murphy