Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Purnell, James Edward September 23, 1993 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand https://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 November 23, 2021, 11:30 am Virginian Pilot September 28, 1993 James Edward Purnell of the 1100 block of Wilson Road, a packer, died Sept. 23, 1993. Mr. Purnell was born in Rocky Mount, N.C. He was employed with Abco Moving and Storage Co. Survivors include his wife, Doris Purnell; two daughters, Debra Jones and Jacqueline Purnell; three sons, Demetrius Purnell, James Purnell and Nathaniel Purnell; his mother, Annie Willingham of Norfolk; his father, Kitch Willingham of Norfolk; one sister, Jacqueline Butler; one brother, James Robinson; 10 stepchildren; and a host of grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at noon Wednesday in Second Calvary Baptist Church by the Rev. Geoffrey Gunns. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Friends may join the family at 1800 St. Denis Ave. Graves Funeral Home is handling arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/p/purnell1544nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb