A Celebration of Life Service for Mark Morphew, age 69 of Tyler, Texas, will be held at 2:00 P.M.
Monday, December 8, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, led by Pastor Jim Walters. Pastor
Ray Miranda and Pastor Sage Pruett will be assisting. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery
with nephews, Tristen Rouse, Ross Stewart, Alvie Faulkenbery; cousin, Bryan Sells, and brother-in-
law David Stewart serving as pallbearers. Bill High, Noah Sells, and Joey Truelove will serve as
honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 2:00 P.M., Monday, December 8, 2025 at
Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mark passed away on December 2, 2025 at Baylor Scott & White –
Dallas.
Mark was born on February 15, 1956 in Dallas, Texas at the Florence Nightingale Hospital to James
Ray and Bobbie Jean (Kimbrel) Morphew. He married Cathy Sells on February 28, 1976 in Dallas,
Texas. Mark worked as a Tool & Die Maker and Designer and as the supervisor of the Tool & Die
department at Simpson Strong-Tie for 32 years. Mark was also a member of Green Acres Baptist
Church in Tyler, Texas. He was a loving and devoted husband and father, a solid rock to his family
and friends. He loved to laugh and make others laugh, but he was serious when it came to doing what
was right, even if it took sacrifice. He loved to fly and had many books full of airplanes. He loved
Jesus and devoted his life to Him and to church. He was a very good man, a rare gem upon this earth,
whose life will be missed by all who knew him. Mark had a liver transplant in 2022 and his living
donor, Casey Soper Hackler, gave us 3 more priceless years to enjoy life and for him to see his
precious grandchildren born.
He is survived by his wife, Cathy Morphew; sons, Micah Allen Morphew and wife, Julie, Dr. David
Ryan Morphew and wife, Renae; grandchildren, Liam David Morphew and Skye Blossom Morphew;
sisters, Pam Morphew and Susan Morphew-High and husband, Bill; brother, Chad Morphew; sisters-
in-law, Julie Stewart and husband, David and Danna Marie “Susie” Rouse; brother-in-law, L.J. “Jay”
Sells Jr. and wife, Angela; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mark was preceded in death by his parents.
