THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, September 10, 1996 TAG: 9609100216
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH LENGTH: 20 lines
Edward Henry ``Bud'' Purnell Jr., 41, of the 700 block of St. Bernard Square, died Sept. 8, 1996.
He worked in quality control at Blackhawk Industries. A Catholic, he was born in Providence, R.I. He was a former respiratory therapist at Chesapeake General Hospital; was a medical corpman in the U.S. Navy and worked for Zero's Subs.
He is survived by his loving wife, Therea JoAnn Purnell; a daughter, Joy; three stepdaughters, Jennifer, Christal and Christina; a son, Robert; two stepsons, Delmar II and Troy; a sister, Kathleen MacDonald of Hanover, N.H.; and two grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Colonial Grove Memorial Park. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, is in charge.
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