Ethel Purvis Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 7, 2023, at the age of 89, Ethel Purvis of Brunswick, North Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Sylvanus Lavern Purvis, Sr. and Lucy Benton Purvis; her half-brothers, Edward Layton Purvis, Sylvanus Lavern Purvis, Jr. and Franklin Eugene Purvis; and her sisters, Meta Purvis Turner and Rhetta Mae Purvis Turner.

She is survived by: her siblings, Edythe Purvis Smith of Southport, NC and Albert Columbus Purvis of Dacula, GA; her nephews, Raymond Wescott Smith of Oak Island, NC, Eric Stanton Purvis of Alpharetta, GA and David Benton Purvis of Savannah, GA; and her niece Sarah Purvis Fox of Franklin, TN..

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the cemetery fund of New Hope Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 160 Winnabow, Nc 28479.