Sadie Lee Murphy Hockenberry, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 1, 2016 in Siler City, NC. She was born on September 10, 1922 in Union County, North Carolina, to parents Georgia and and George "Lee" Murphy.

Sadie met her husband Ralph "Eddie" Hockenberry in 1942 while working at the drug store in Monroe, NC. Eddie was in the Army. They were married on August 15, 1942 and were married for 55 years. Sadie spent the next 20 years as an army wife. After Eddie retired from the army, they settled in Pasadena, Maryland, eventually retiring to Florida for five years, and then returning to Pasadena. Sadie lived the last six years in Siler City, NC.

Sadie was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Kathleen "Kat" Barbee, Mildred "Mickey" Pass, and Frances, "Frankie" Lundy, her brother, Donald Wolfe, and also her husband, Ralph Edward Hockenberry, who passed away in 1997. She is survived by her son, Ron Hockenberry, daughter Debbie DeGonia and husband Scott, granddaughter Sandy Hockenberry Johnson and husband Bobby, grandson Danny Hockenberry and wife Kimba, granddaughter Julie Hockenberry Hicks and husband Issac, and grandson Steve DeGonia. Sadie was also blessed with six great grandchildren and four great, great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Wayne Wolfe and sister Helen Helms.

Friends may visit on Thursday October 6, 2016 from 10-11:00am with a service to follow at 11:00am in the Barranco & Sons,P.A Severna Park Funeral Home 495 Ritchie hwy. Severna Park, MD 21146. Interment in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.