ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: COX, TRESSIE PURVIS Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died Thursday, June 14, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== COX, TRESSIE PURVIS (Died June 14, 2012) ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2012/st1206.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== TRESSIE PURVIS COX, age 91, a longtime resident of Slidell, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012. Wife of the late Thomas Martin Cox. Beloved mother of Carolyn Cox Pratt(Lawrence) and the late Thomas M. Cox, Jr. Sister of Mary Gray, Winnie Ishee, Rosalie Beckenbaugh, Patti Gomez, Hazel Chestnut, Edwin Purvis, Hascal Purvis, the late O.J. Purvis, Elsie Barnett, Bessie Purvis, Myrtle Moring and Marjorie Blackmon. Also survived by 4 grandchildren, Todd, Jessica, Sarah and Christopher, 3 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She retired from the St. Tammany Parish School System where she taught fourth grade at Abney Elementary for over 25 years. She was a founding member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Services at Grace Memorial Baptist Church, 58516 Pearl Acres Road, Slidell, LA on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 12:00 O’Clock Noon. Interment will be on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. in the County Line Cemetery, Ellisville, MS.. Visitation at the church on Monday after 10:00 A.M. until funeral time. Donations to Grace Memorial Baptist Church, preferred, in lieu of flowers. ===================