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Edith <I>Purkey</I> Johns

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Edith Purkey Johns

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28 Dec 2013 (aged 89)
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Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.2479723, Longitude: -83.2254666
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Edith Purkey Johns age 89 of Morristown passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Lakeway Regional Hospital. She was a long-time member of the Morristown Church of Christ and a founding member of the Morristown Doll Club.

Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. Johns; daughter, Marie Pardue; father, Charlie Roy Purkey; mother, Gladys Matilda Nicholson Purkey; brothers, Roy, Joe, Powell, and Charles Purkey; sisters, Mary Combs, Ruth Thompson, and June Thomason.

Survivors include her daughters, Martha Ross and Jane (Joe) Dean; son, Charles Johns; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Mayes Family Services, West Chapel and the funeral service to follow at 7:00 p.m. with Minister Blaine Kelly officiating. Family and friends will gather Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Bethesda Cemetery for a 10:00 a.m. graveside service. Arrangements by Mayes Family Services of Morristown, West Chapel
Edith Purkey Johns age 89 of Morristown passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Lakeway Regional Hospital. She was a long-time member of the Morristown Church of Christ and a founding member of the Morristown Doll Club.

Edith was preceded in death by her husband, Otis H. Johns; daughter, Marie Pardue; father, Charlie Roy Purkey; mother, Gladys Matilda Nicholson Purkey; brothers, Roy, Joe, Powell, and Charles Purkey; sisters, Mary Combs, Ruth Thompson, and June Thomason.

Survivors include her daughters, Martha Ross and Jane (Joe) Dean; son, Charles Johns; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Mayes Family Services, West Chapel and the funeral service to follow at 7:00 p.m. with Minister Blaine Kelly officiating. Family and friends will gather Wednesday, January 1, 2014 in Bethesda Cemetery for a 10:00 a.m. graveside service. Arrangements by Mayes Family Services of Morristown, West Chapel


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