Shirley Ruth Purkis' Obituary
Shirley Ruth Purkis, age 94, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, in Seminole, Florida. She was born in Peabody, Massachusetts on October 23, 1927, to the late Frank and Ruth Rollins. Her husband of 71 years William Purkis also predeceases her.
Mrs. Shirley Purkis is lovingly remembered and survived by her daughter Ruth Purkis, Ruth’s partner Suzanne Alexander, granddaughter Deborah Walker, Deborah’s husband Steve, and grandson Dean William Schaf, and several nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
A graveside service is scheduled at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida, for Tuesday, December 28th, at 1:00 pm.
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