Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Purvis, John Keith January 20, 2013 ************************************************ 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: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 July 9, 2020, 1:16 pm The Berrien Press - Janauary 23, 2013 John Keith Purvis, 73, of Alapaha died January 20, 2013 at Tift Regional Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1939 in Ocilla to the late Tally Leo and Lilly DeBerry Purvis. A retired auto mechanic, he was known as "Mr. Fix It," He was a member of the Alapaha Baptist Church and served in the United States Navy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister. Survivors include his wife, Othell Alexander Purvis of Alapaha; daughter, Daphne (LaWayne) Taylor of Nashville; son, Keith (Reejeana) Purvis of Alapaha; sister, Jane Goodman of Alapaha; two brothers, Charles Purvis of Alapaha and Hughlon Hughlon Purvis of Enigma; three grandchildren, Bryce Phillips, Kade Purvis, and Ryder Taylor. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Alapaha Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Gibbs officiating. Interment will follow in Glory Church Cemetery. Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/p/purvis5555nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb