Ethel Deloris Purdiman Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 9, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Ethel Deloris Purdiman of Cairo, Illinois. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Ethel Deloris Purdiman or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her siblings, Freddrick Lee, Darrell Eugene Johnson, Van Leon Johnson Jr., Thetis Ronald Johnson and Charlene Marie Johnson.

She is survived by: her husband James E. Purdiman, Sr. of Paducah; her children, Aretha La'Faye Cornelius of Paducah, James Edward Purdiman, Jr. (Donna) of Ellenwood, Georgia and Victoria Zolysa Williams (Charles L.) of Paducah, Kentucky.; and her siblings, Susie Mae Johnson of Elgin, Calvin Lee Johnson of Mounds, Darlene Helen Johnson of Mt. Vernon, Rita Christine Johnson of Centralia, Elizabeth Lorraine Woods (Evan) of Pulaski, Victoria Johnson Reynolds (Terry Lee) of Port St, Jacqueline Johnson of Paducah, Johnathan Leon Holmes, Sr. of Anna, Clottee Marie Ward (Anthony) of Kansas City and Host. She is also survived by 39 Grandchildren, 36 Great-Grandchildren.

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