is grandchildren. Ken enjoyed the Knoxville Raceway and going to Iowa Cubs games. He was a huge Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Cubs fan. Ken attended First Baptist Church of Colfax. Those left to honor Kenneth's memory are his three children: Steven Ray Murphy (Ruthie Hefley) of Colfax; Shaun Michael Murphy of Des Moines and Sharon Kay Murphy of Des Moines; wife, Sandra Sue Murphy of Bondurant; four grandchildren: Mackenzie, Georgia, Trenton, and Brenton; sister, Vicki Ann (Neil Steven) Ridgway of California and two nephews: Stoney Ridgway and Joey Ridgway, both of California. Ken was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister, Sharon Kay Murphy.