Funeral Services For Murdered Lacey Mother And 7-Year-Old Son Set For Wednesday

Courtesy of Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home

The visitation and services for the Lacey mother and son who were brutally murdered last week will be held today.

Here are the obituaries for Kimberly Dunphey and her son Owen.

Owen H. Scott, age 7, of Lacey Township, died Wednesday, August 16 along with his mother Kimberly Dunphey.

He was entering the second grade at Lanoka Harbor Elementary. Owen was a gifted musician and attended Lake House Music Academy, his passion for music far exceeded his age and his talent was beyond his young years. His love for knowledge was so great he kept a "statistics book" he wrote all things in it, especially dates and years from history and most everything.

He loved to spend time at Barnegat Lighthouse with his family. He enjoyed road trips to museums and going to The Mint. Owen loved spending times with his uncles Doug and John Dunphey. Visiting will be on Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m with a funeral service at 6:30 pm at The Quinn Hopping Funeral Home 26 Mule Rd. Toms River. Cremation will be private.

Look For Me In The Rainbows
Time for me to go now, I won't say goodbye ;
Look for me in the rainbows, way up in the sky.
In the morning sunrise when all the world new,
Just look for me and love, as you know I loved you.

Kimberly A. Dunphey, 48, of Lacey Township, died on Wednesday, Aug. 16 along with her son, Owen Scott.

Kim graduated from Toms River High School East, Ocean County College and Brick Computer Science Institute. Kim was born in Maplewood and lived most of her life in Toms River before moving to Lacey Township 10 years ago.

Kim had many friends. She loved to cook and travel and she enjoyed music, artwork and museums. Her most cherished thing was to spend time with her son Owen.

She was predeceased by her father John Dunphey. Surviving is her mother Dianne Gavin, her two brothers Doug and John Dunphey and her uncle George Rogers.

Visiting will be Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a funeral service at 6:30 p.m. at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home 26 Mule Rd. Toms River. Cremation will be private. Condolences may be sent to www.quinn-hoppingfh.com.

Kim's husband Gregg Scott killed Kim, her son, and the family dog after a "marital dispute," in their Nautilus Boulevard home, then killed himself, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office has said.

An autopsy on Gregg Scott determined that he died of self-inflicted injuries, said spokesman Al Della Fave.
Kimberly, Owen and the dog died of blunt force trauma, he has said.

The Prosecutor's Office has held back on releasing further details to spare the surviving family members any further pain.

Lacey Police Chief Michael DiBella and Capt. Patrick Ganley have also declined to discuss the details of the homicides. The murders were also hard on Lacey police officers who were the first to respond, the two said.
Lacey has had homicides in the past, but nothing of this magnitude that the two men could remember.

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