In loving memory
Barbara Jean Murphy
August 6, 1950 – October 5, 2022
Lived 72 years
Athens Cemetery · Athens, West Virginia
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1950
Born August 6
1958
Barbara was 8 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Barbara was 19 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1976
Barbara was 26 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Barbara was 39 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1997
Barbara was 47 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Barbara was 55 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2010
Barbara was 60 when Apple's iPad went on sale
2021
Barbara was 71 when the James Webb Space Telescope was launched
2022
Passed away October 5, age 72
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