Delpha Gae Butterfield Murphy Obituary (1949 - 2021)

Graveside services for Gae Murphy will be broadcast via Facebook Live on Friday, February 19, 2021 beginning at 11:00 AM MDT. To watch this service, please click on the link below. Click HERE to view Graveside Services for Gae Murphy SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH – Delpha Gae Butterfield Murphy, 71, died unexpectedly on February 06, 2021 at her home. Born on December 18, 1949 in Murray, Utah, Gae was a daughter of the late William “Sox” and Delpha (Howell) Butterfield. She received her education at Bingham High in Copperton, Utah. Gae grew up on a dairy farm, she loved working on the farm, haying and irrigating. She also had a great love for all animals, horses being her favorite. If someone said that a horse could not be trained, she would prove them wrong. She had the ability to predict the horse’s behavior. Some of her favorite things to do were riding horses in the Uinta’s, barrel racing, helping with junior rodeos, belonging to riding clubs with her mother, camping with her family and in her later years going to the senior center in South Jordan. Gae had a big heart and her house was always a welcoming home. She let many friends move in when they were going through hard times with their parents and would help them get back on the straight and narrow. Survivors besides her son, Royce J Murphy, include a sister Darlene (Ron) Coleman, a brother Larry (Sharlene) Butterfield and two step grandchildren Taylor and Kenny along with their mother Heather. She was predeceased by her parents William and Delpha (Howell) Butterfield along with two brothers Rodney Butterfield, Neil Butterfield and her first husband Eugene Kenney. Graveside services will be held at Riverton City Cemetery, 1450 West 13200 South on Friday, February 19, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Friends and family my call on Thursday evening, February 18th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan.