Purdy, E Merle

1903 - 1994  (91 years)

• Name	Purdy, E Merle
  Birth	10 Sep 1903	Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	PURD.E002
  _FGRAVE	167785350
  Death	5 Dec 1994	Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana   [1]
  	E. Merle Bennett, 91, 1021 N. East St., Greensburg, died Monday, Dec. 5, 1994 in Decatur County Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 10, 1903 in Rinard, Ill., she was the daughter of Elmer and Bertha (Towsley) Purdy. She was married in October 1924 to Jasper (Jack) F. Bennett in Princeton, Ind. He preceded her in death on Sept. 8, 1973. She was a housewife, a member of the Greensburg United Methodist Church since 1926 and a parish visitor for several years. She was also a member of the Eastern Star, served as a Gray Lady at the hospital, and belonged to Sigma Psi Iota Xi Sorority. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Betty) Kixmiller, Greensburg and Norma Beagle, Greensburg; one sister, Fern Hunley, Clay City, Ill.; three grandsons and three great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by one brother, Lowell Purdy. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Alstott officiating. Burial will be in South Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the services at he funeral home. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church. --Greensburg Daily News --Tuesday, December 6, 1994
  Burial	South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
  Person ID	I21999	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Purdy, Elmer,   b. 1 Dec 1876   d. 23 Dec 1957 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Towsley, Bertha,   b. 16 Dec 1880   d. 9 Feb 1963 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F9427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Sep 1903 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 5 Dec 1994 - Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5117] Obituary, Hunley, Fern, 88, none. (Reliability: 2). [S6051] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Purdy, Bertha and Elmer, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1881&GScid=105163&GRid=24072442&), none. (Reliability: 2).