Living in the Past: Happy birthday Mary Margaret Athya Murphy

Friday, February 7, 2025

Happy birthday Mary Margaret Athya Murphy

This coming Sunday, February 9, would have been my mother-in-law's birthday. Born in 1929, she would have been 96 years old this year. To celebrate her special day, I thought it would be nice to share a few cherished photos from our family collection.

Mary with great-aunt Electra Burnette Smith Jack (ca. 1929)

Athya siblings—Mary, Howard, and John

Athya siblings—Howard, Jim, and Mary (ca. 1934)

Athya siblings—John, Jim, Mary, and Howard

Mary and brother Howard

Mary (ca. 1949)

Mary and husband Earl on their wedding day (1951)

Sister-in-law Marjorie Murphy, Mary and husband Earl

Mary and Murphy sisters-in-law (ca. 1953)
Back: Jean and Mary Gertrude
Front: Marjorie and son Michael, Mary

Mary

Mary (ca. 1948)

Daughter Colleen, husband Earl, and Mary in Arizona (ca. 1955)

Mary

Mary and Earl celebrating Christinas in West Virginia

Murphy sisters-in-law Mary Gertrude and Jean, Mary, brother
Jim Athya, brother-in-law Glenn Murphy, and husband Earl

Earl and Mary with daughter Colleen and son Charles.
That lamp made its way into my house in the early years of my marriage.

Earl and Mary

Mary’s father George Athya, Mary, and mother Bertha in Arizona

Bertha and Mary in Arizona

Mary, son Charles, and daughter Colleen

Mary

Mary, Colleen, and Charles

Mary and family dog Tykie

Mary, Colleen, and Charles

Mary pregnant with son Pat

Earl, Mary, Charles, and Colleen in West Virginia

Mary in Virginia

Mary in Georgia

Mother Bertha, cousin Alma (Smith) Piper, and Mary

Earl and Mary in West Virginia

Colleen, Mary, Pat, and Charles in California

Mary with dog Petite, brother Jim, and mother Bertha

Back: Mary’s brothers Howard and Jim Athya, husband Earl
Front: Mary’s sister-in-law Josephine Athya, brother John Athya,
Mary, and sister-in-law Lucy Athya