Dale F. Murphy, age 81, of White, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings, with interment at Fairview Cemetery in White. Visitations will be from 4-7 P.M. Wednesday, February 15, at Eidsness Funeral Chapel in White, followed by a wake service at St. Paul's Catholic Church in White. Memorials may be directed to: the Fairview Cemetery, the White Museum, the Brookings County Historical Society, or the Arthur Graslie City Park. Dale Francis Murphy was born on April 27th, 1930, at Brookings, South Dakota to John Francis and Edna Mary (Willmott) Murphy. He grew up in White, South Dakota. Dale graduated from White High School in 1948. In 1951 he joined the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War. After his discharge in 1954 he returned to farming with his family in White. In 1956 he attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for one year. On March 23, 1957, Dale married Marilyn Hippen at Luverne, Minnesota. They returned to farming and Dale farmed for another 37 years. Marilyn died on March 12, 1999. Joanne McMillan Robbins and Dale were wed October 1, 1999. Dale was very active in White community. He belonged to the Higgins-Jessen American Legion Post No. 88 for 55 years. He was a member of the White Healthcare Center board for 15 years, President of the White Community Club for 11 years, Director of the First Bank of White for 12 years, Board member of the South Dakota Soybean Plant for 14 years, on Sherman Township board for 17 years, lifelong member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, and was instrumental in building the McKnight Community Hall in 1974 and the Six Mile Creek Golf Course in 1999. Dale received many farm conservation awards. He enjoyed golfing, community work, and spending time with all his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Joanne, of White; his eight children: Teresa (Gary) Emmett, Timothy (Shelly) Murphy, Tamara (Dirk) Byers, Thomas (Julie) Murphy, Todd Murphy, Troy Murphy, Tracia (Mark) Hogue, all of White, and Tony Murphy and special friend, Nicole Vladu, of Severn, Maryland; four step-children: Jeff (Kathy) Robbins, of Hendricks, Minnesota, Mike (Lori) Robbins, of Aurora, South Dakota, Pat (Michelle) Robbins, of Bushnell, South Dakota, and Kathy Fluharty, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; 29 grandchildren; 10 step-grsndchildren; six great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; four brothers and two sisters: Richard (Marilyn) Murphy, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, Robert (Carol) Murphy, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mary Murphy, of Excelsior, Minnesota, Mike Murphy, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nila (Barry) Meyer, of Hendricks, Minnesota, and David (Gwen) Murphy, of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Marilyn, and one brother, John Allen Murphy.