Hunt Co., TX - Obituaries - Mrs. Emma Pearson Purkey
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This paper is very dim--hard to read, not certain if completely
correct.
 
Mrs. Purkey Passes Away
    Peniel Woman Dies at Local Hospital on Wednesday Morning
 
    Mrs. Emma Pearson Purkey, 68 years of age, well-known Peniel
woman, died at a local hospital from a recent operation.
    Emma Pearson was born at Howard Quarter, Tennessee in 1860.  She
was united in marriage to J. A. Purkey in 1882 and for the
past several years they have been prominent residents at Peniel.
    Mrs. Purkey was a splendid Christian woman and for many years had
been an active member of the Peniel Baptist Church.
    She is survived by her husband and by the following children:
___ Purkey of Dallas; P. J. Purkey, Shamrock, Texas; Mrs. V. W.
___ Greenville; Mrs. ___ of Blue Ridge; W. H. Purkey and M. T. Purkey
of Celeste; I. E. Purkey of Duncanville (?), Mrs. John Jeffries
of Arlington, Texas.
    Funeral arrangements had not been completed late Wednesday night.
(January 1, 1929, The Greenville Morning Herald)