A funeral service took place Aug. 9 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Jersey City, for Christopher Columbus Murphy Sr. of Jersey City passed away on Aug. 2. He was a Crane Operator and U.S. Army Honorably Discharged Veteran. He was husband of the late Mary E. Murphy. Father of Christopher (Dorothy) C. Murphy Jr., Dennis (Patricia) and James (Janice) Dixon, Debbie Williams, Jeanette and Beverly Murphy, Angela Murphy-Bryant and Unice King. Father-in-law of the late Rufus Bryant. Brother of Annie Carroll and Ethel Murphy-Pickett. Also survived by 21 grandchildren, 56 great-grands, eight great-great-grands, and a host of nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. Services arranged by the Watson Mortuary Service, jersey City.