Johnson-Emanuel-Jefferson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Perdue, John Jackson March 28, 1951 ************************************************ 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: William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net August 30, 2012, 6:11 pm The Savannah Morning News 3-29-1951 Page 2 John Jackson Purdue, Kite SWAINSBORO, Ga., March 28---- Mr. Jackson Purdue of Kite, died at 6:30pm in a local hospital, after being ill for three weeks. He was 84 years of age, born September 9, 1866 in Jefferson County. His father was the late Jackie Purdue and his mother was the late Margaret Beasley Purdue, both of Jefferson County. He is survived by his wife, the former Annie Lee Davis of Kite, two sons, Sim W. Purdue of Batesville, SC and Dan J. Purdue of Adrian; two daughters, Mrs. John J. Thompson of New London, Conn. and Mrs. Billy Tyler of Lakeland, Fla.; one brother, H. D. Purdue of Wrens; one step-son, Lee Copland of Lakeland, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 3pm Friday at Minton's Chapel Church with the Reverend Lawrence Houston and the Reverend Grady Brantley officiating. Burial will be in the Minton Chapel Cemetery. Swainsboro Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. NOTE---THIS OBITUARY TYPED AS WRITTEN. LAST NAME IS ACTUALLY PERDUE, NOT PURDUE. Additional Comments: Georgia death certificate #5822. His 1st wife was Lucy Beckom, his 2nd wife was Linny G. Schwalls, his 3rd wife was Julia Bell Tyson, and hi 4th wife was Annie Lee Davis. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/johnson/obits/p/perdue2698nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb