Ralph E. Murphy, 76, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 1:40 P.M., Thursday, January 14, 2016 at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 18, 2016 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois, with Pastor Don Rector and Reverend Frank Houson officiating. Burial will follow at Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City, Illinois. Friends of the Ralph E. Murphy Family may call from 5 to 8:00 P.M. Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information or to send online condolences.