Shad Murphy

Shad Murphy, 47, of Columbia City, Ind., passed away at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Born March 6, 1972 in Columbia City, he was the son of Danny and Brenda (Smith) Murphy.

He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1990. He grew up living at Shriner Lake and was living on the same street that he grew up on. The lake is where he met the woman of his dream. Rebecca (Boggs) Brown married Shad on August 18, 1995 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and were reunited in marriage at 8 am on August 8, 2008 in Columbia City. Shad was currently working for Reelcraft.

Shad always had a smile on his face, he was fun loving and had never known a stranger. He was a lifelong laker! He loved spending time on the lake, he loved fireworks at the 4th of July, loved going four wheeling in Jeeps and just being outdoors.

He is survived by his loving wife, Becky Murphy; parents, Danny and Brenda Murphy; children, Elizabeth (Jason) Clark, Jacee Brown and Jenn Brown; grandchildren, Jon, Jacob, Andreah, Jaelyn and James; brother, Greg Murphy; nieces, Gale and Gerica; and his cat, Gizmo.

In accordance to Shad's wishes, there will be a memorial celebration held on the 4th of July at Murph's Pier. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given toward his finale expenses, I.C.O. DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home. Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send his family condolences online.