David E. Tonkin Obituary
We are sad to announce that on January 4, 2025, David E. Tonkin of Gassaway, West Virginia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid David farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For David is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his father Arden Murphy; and his grandparents, William, Edith Murphy of Gassaway, Charles and Ruby Tonkin of Erbacon.
He is survived by: his mother E. Jean Murphy of Gassaway, WV; his siblings, Patrick Murphy (Christy) of Strange Creek, WV and Laura Murphy of Heaters, WV.; his niece Rachel Cole of Jane Lew, WV; his nephew Blaine Murphy of Piqua, Ohio; and his close friend Randy Allen of Gassaway, WV..
