Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Purcell, John William March 11, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dana Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001067 December 5, 2010, 4:43 pm Trent-Dowell Funeral Home John William Purcell, age 90 of Hardinsburg,KY died Wednesday, 3-11-2009 at his residence. He was born in McQuady, Kentucky on 9-27-1918, the son of the late Warren and Edna Duncan Purcell. He retired from Texas Gas Transmissions, was a member of Hardinsburg United Methodist Church and was a WWII Army veteran. He enjoyed reading, watching TV, playing Solitaire the old fashioned way - with a deck of cards and working crossword puzzles. He was preceded in death by his wife - Christine Purcell John is survived by 4 children: Susan (Shelby) Shelman of Hardinsburg,KY George (Sylvia) Purcell of Louisville,KY Jack (Lil) Purcell of Colorado Jerry (Dee) Purcell of California 9 grandchildren 1 sister - Jean Lewis of Louisville,KY 1 sister-in-law: Evelyn Purcell of Hardinsburg,KY Funeral services will be held on Saturday, 3-14-2009 at 11AM CDT at Hardinsburg United Methodist church with Rev. Greg Shannon officiating. Burial will be in the Ivy Hill Cemetery with military honors. Visitation on Friday at Trent-Dowell Funeral Home from 4-8PM CDT and after 8:30AM CST Saturday. Memorial contributions are requested to: Jeremy Purcell Scholarship Fund or Hardinsburg United Methodist Church % Trent-Dowell Funeral Home P.O. Box 296 Hardinsburg, KY 40143 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/p/purcell4317gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/