OBIT: Purser, Donald R.; Winn Par., Louisiana
Submitted by: B. Jo Branch
Obits: Southern Funeral Home, January 2007, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Source: www.southernfuneralhome.com
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Donald Raymond Purser (March 17, 1929 - January 4, 2007)

Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield Donald Raymond Purser, age 77 of Winnfield, passed away, Thursday,
January 4, 2007 at Lafayette General Medical Center.

Mr. Purser was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Winnfield and attended Northwestern State
University where he lettered in football. He is a graduate of University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Mr.
Purser was regional director of Region 6 and Huey P. Long Vo Tech School. He was a past president of
Winnfield Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Purser was a U. S. Navy Veteran.

Mr. Purser is the son of the late Paul Raymond Purser and the late Irma Llaine Hendrix Purser. He was
also preceded in death by a brother: Dr. R. L. "Cotton" Purser and by a sister: Betty Joe Jackson.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years Jane C. Purser, three sons: Paul Purser and his wife Rosanne of
Winnsboro, Donald Purser and his wife Leah of Madison, Ms., Matt Purser and his wife Tracy of Allen,
Tx.; one daughter: Pamela Gunter and her husband Richmond of Lafayette; six grandchildren: Rich,
Donovan, Allie, Logan, Mitchell, and Megan.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 Sunday, January 7, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church of
Winnfield with Reverend Danny Keyes officiating and under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of
Winnfield.

Friends may visit with the family in their home at 1512 Maple St. in Winnfield on Saturday from 9:00
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers the family request that memorials be made to the Rotary Club of Winnfield at P.O.
Box 350 of Winnfield, La 71483.

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