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George Purlee
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[August
03, 2010]
LINCOLN -- George E. Purlee, 93, of
Lincoln, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holland
Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. His funeral
will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.Burial
will be in Zion Cemetery, with military rites at the
gravesite.
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Mr. Purlee retired from Pittsburg Plate Glass in
1981 after 27 years with the company. He also had a
successful television repair business in the area
for many years.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World
War II.
He was born March 11, 1917. His parents were
George E. Purlee Sr. and Susie B. Collins. He
married Tessie Ruble on Oct. 11, 1946, in Atlanta,
and she preceded him in death on May 16, 1996.
He is survived by one brother, Percy Thomas
Purlee of Montclair, Calif.; a special niece, Nancy
Billington of McLean; 11 other nieces and nephews;
and other relatives and friends.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers,
David and Lemuel, and sisters Henrietta Elizabeth
"Betty," Verna Rose, Eileen, Claribel and Helen. He was a member of Lincoln Christian Church. |
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