Graveside services for Christine Tharpe Murphrey will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Calhoun City Cemetery, LA Hwy 151, Calhoun, LA 71225 under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, Monroe. There will be a visitation from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe prior to the service.Christine was born along with her twin sister, Kathalene, in Sibley, LA on January 9, 1925 to Floy Ida and George Ernest Tharpe. Christine was raised in Calhoun by grandparents, Big Ma and Big Pa after the death of her mother. She attended Calhoun School and graduated from Northeast Junior College. She belonged to Eastern Star and Woodman of the World and was a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church.She was preceded in death by her parents, Floy Ida Green Tharpe and George Ernest Tharpe; grandparents, Lee and H.Q. Green; and the love of her life, her husband, Colier Murphrey, her twin sister, Kathalene Tharpe Bolfing and brother, Henry Lee Tharpe.Christine is survived by her son, Carl Murphrey of Lake Charles, LA; daughter, Coleen Morris and husband, Larry of Rayville, LA; daughter, Cathy Stevenson and husband, Bubba of Oak Ridge, LA; grandchildren, Jennifer Wright and husband, Ray, Larry Joe Morris and wife, Tracy, Courtney Sullivan and husband, Jerrel, Andrew Stevenson and wife, Brett; great-grandchildren, Marigrace Morris, Cole Morris, Stephan Fontenot, Justice Fontenot, Zane Rulon and Avery Stevenson. She is also survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude's or the charity of your choice.