Dougherty County GaArchives Obituaries.....Purvis, Damon C. January 1, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Yeager http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005545 and Freddie Page April 2, 2007, 6:58 am The Albany Herald - 2006 Thursday, January 5, 2006 Damon C. Purvis SLOCOMB, Ala. — Mr. Damon C. Purvis,a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather of 511 Lawrence Street, Slocomb, AL, passed away sur- rounded by his loved ones on Sunday, January 1, 2006, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan following an extended illness. He was 77. Funeral services' were held Wednesday, January 4, 2006, in Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. The Rev. Stanley Carter and the Rev. Joe Gissendanner officiated. Burial followed in Slocomb City Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Slocomb directing. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to The Chimes Fund at the Slocomb First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 304, Slocomb, AL,36375. The family received friends at the funeral home Tuesday from 6p.m. until 8 p.m. Mr. Purvis was born June 5,1928 in Geneva County, AL, to the late Columbus Delaware and Ella Jane Pelham Purvis. He was a U.S. Veteran serving his coun- try in the U.S. Navy from 1947 until 1951. He worked 28 years as an electronics technician with Civil Service at Fort Rucker, AL. He was a faithful member of the Slocomb First United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Hugh and Charles Purvis, and a close Aunt, Jennie Pearl Helms. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Peggy Purvis of Slocomb,AL; one daughter and son-in-law: Jennifer and Lathron Spivey of Wicksburg, AL; two sons and daughters-in-law: Craig and Renee Purvis of Mobile, AL, Chris and Mavis Purvis of Abbeville, AL; grandchildren: Jeremy and Josh Purvis of Mobile, AL, Kelly and Katelyn Purvis of Abbeville, AL; three brothers and sisters-in-law: Alvah and Opal Purvis of Chicago, IL, Delmus and Letha Purvis of Albany, GA, Olan and Nell Purvis of Marietta, GA; one aunt: Blondell Garrett of Dothan, AL; close friends: the Rev. Joe and Betty Gissendanner of Slocomb, AL, Austin and Sue Newton of Slocomb, AL. Active pallbearers will be Hugo Phillips, Jeremy Purvis, Josh Purvis, Walter Blount Jr., Doug Raley and Charles Farmer. Honorary pallbearers will be Austin Newton and Charles Kelly. Sorrells Funeral Home Slocomb, AL 334/886-7777 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/p/purvis9713ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb