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Submitted: 2/21/22 • Approved: 2/21/22 • Last Updated: 12/25/23 • R1421940-G1011155-S3
Willie
January 29, 1910 - August 29, 1974
Silas
February 5, 1906 - February 28, 1952
Mrs. Willie Purifoy Burgess, 64, of Van Vleck, Tex., formerly of Camden died Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Proctor's Chapel. Burial will follow in the Bethesda Cemetery under the direction of Proctor's funeral home. Mrs. Burgess was a Baptist and a retired employee of International Paper Co. She is survived by one son, Larry Burgess, of Van Vleck, Tex., one daughter, Mrs. Loretta Ellis of Lake City, Tex.; three brothers, Lawrence Purifoy and Henry Purifoy of Camden, and Chester Purifoy of Benton; five sisters, Mrs. James Brumbelow of Camden, Mrs. Claudia Holloway of Tennessee, Mrs. C. E. Miller of Springfield, Ohio, Mrs. Floyd Patterson of Elkhart, Tex.; and Mrs. W. E. Saligman of Richwood, Tex.; and one grandchild. (Camden News - August 30, 1974)
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