Mary Henderson Purvis (THOMSON, Ga.)

THOMSON, Ga. - Mrs. Mary Frances Henderson Purvis, 68, of Hillcrest Dr., Thomson, GA, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Marvin Purvis. Funeral services will be held at 2;00 PM, Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dewey Henderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Reedy Creek Baptist Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Marty Purvis, Robert Purvis, Christopher Braddock, David Braddock, Harrison Braddock, Tim Peters and Jeff Peters and Mark Etheridge. Mrs. Purvis was born in Jefferson County, GA and was the daughter of the late John Taylor Henderson and the late Estelle McNeely Henderson. She was a homemaker and a member of Louisville United Methodist Church. Survivors include: Sisters: Elizabeth Braddock, Thomson, GA , Lillian Katherine Blanos, Augusta, GA; Brother: John Lewis Henderson- Bonaire, GA; Children: Jerry Braddock, Patricia B. Doolittle and Cathy B. Peters; Grandchildren: Leslie Gibson, Christopher Braddock, David Braddock, Harrison Braddock, Tim Peters and Jeff Peters; Great-grandchildren: Kelsey Gibson and Amelia Oswald; Nephews: Marty Purvis and James T. Purvis, Jr., and Mark Etheridge; Nieces: Mary Ann Etheridge, Renee Crunkleton and Jamie Weeks Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 pm, Thursday, at the funeral home. Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net to sign the family's personal guestbook. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Road, Thomson, GA 706-595-4100

The Augusta Chronicle-February 19, 2009