Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Purvis, Fred December 1934
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The Nashville Herald, December 13, 1934
The Nashville Herald, front page, December 13, 1934
Mr. Fred Purvis Death’s Victim
Died Sunday Night at Home Northwest of Willacoochee
	Many Berrien County citizens were saddened to learn of the death of Mr. 
Fred Purvis, a former Berrien County farmer, at his home five miles northwest of 
Willacoochee last Sunday night at midnight.  Mr. Purvis suffered a stroke of 
paralysis the Friday night before, however had been in ill health about three 
years.  He was 73 years of age.
	The deceased was born and reared in Irwin County, the son of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Purvis.  When a young man he moved to near Nashville, 
having operated a large farm four miles north of here for 44 years, until three 
or four years ago when he moved to Willacoochee.
	He was well known and highly regarded as a farmer and citizen during his 
residence in this county.  He was a life long member of the Primitive Baptist 
faith.
	Funeral services and burial were held Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at 
old Union Church in Irwin County.  Elders J.W. McMillan and Duncan McCranie 
conducted the services in the presence of many relatives and friends.
	The survivors are:  Mrs. Fred Purvis, his widow; three sons, Tom and 
John Purvis of Willacoochee, and Ort Purvis of Valdosta; three daughters, Mrs. 
H.L. Starling of Nashville, Mrs. B.E. Whitley of Alapaha, and Mrs. Ellie Ross of 
Lenox; one half-sister, Mrs. Warren Tucker, and one half-brother, Henry 
Sizemore, both of Alapaha.


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