Betty Cameron-Murphy

Betty McGriff Cameron-Murphy, 85 of Birmingham, passed away 11/23/2025.

Betty passed peacefully, with her family by her side. Born and raised in Cullman County, she moved to Birmingham after graduating from Fairview High School. There she found employment with South Central Bell as a ‘0’ operator and Birmingham is where she met and married Jack Cameron and together started a family. Betty continued to work with the phone company and later retired after about 30 years.

Betty was a sports fan, listening to the New York Yankey’s on the radio growing up, and watching her boys play Little League baseball at Huffman Ball Park. In retirement, she attended many Birmingham Barrons and Atlanta Braves games after she married Joe Murphy, and together, they traveled to tourist destinations in the southeast with two trips to Hawaii being the highlight of her travels. She enjoyed watching college football with the Alabama Crimson Tide being her favorite. She spent many hours in the spring and summer tending her flower gardens around the house to keep her occupied during retirement.

She found joy listening to Gospel Music, and listening to local Gospel radio stations. She was a watchful neighbor and always tried to help those she loved when she could and was always there for her family and community. Betty was a member of First Baptist Church in Trussville and participated in any event she could.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Murphy, the father of her children, Jack Cameron, her parents, Ossie and Nova McGriff, her brother, Ray McGriff (Nellie) and a sister, Fay Jacobs (Ed).

She is survived by her sons, Terry Cameron (Delene) and Jimmie Cameron (Tammy); sisters, Linda Duke (Johnny) and Dianne Earl (Larry), and a host of nieces, nephews and extended Cullman family.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home in Trussville AL

The following day, December 3, 2025 a Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 P. M. at Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Cullman, AL with Bro. Delbert Freeman

The family would like to extend a special ‘thank you’ to our mom’s caregivers, Lisa Trice, Nita Smith and Angie McKinley for their love and compassion shown toward our mom and making her last few months as comfortable as possible.