Feb. 22, 2008

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Services have been set for Billy J. Murphy, the former long-time head football coach and athletic director at the University of Memphis, who died Thursday morning.

Visitation will take place on Sunday, February 24, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Memphis Funeral Home located at 5599 Poplar Avenue. The funeral service will be at Germantown Baptist Church on Monday at 11 a.m. The church is located at 9450 Poplar Avenue in Germantown, Tenn.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to:

The Friends of Larry Finch Foundation
Bancorp South
7800 Winchester
Memphis, TN 38125

Billy J. Murphy Scholarship Fund
c/o U of M Foundation
120 Alumni Center
Memphis, TN 38152-3760

The John Bramlett Ministries, Inc.
P.O. Box 1747
Cordova, TN 38088-1747