DATE: Friday, October 31, 1997              TAG: 9710310537

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   26 lines

GEORGE PURVIS SR.

George Purvis Sr. of the 2800 block of Kimble Terrace died Oct. 28, 1997, in a local hospital.

Mr. Purvis was a retired janitor for Cooke and Neff Realtors. He was born in Williamston, N.C., and was a member of Mount Herman Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Purvis; four daughters, Carolyn Smith of New Carrollton, Md., Vera Draper of Virginia Beach, Diane Westbrook and Marjorie Jason, both of Norfolk; two sons, George Purvis Jr. of College Park, Ga., and Micheal Purvis of Norfolk; two sisters, Marjorie Ormond of Queens, N.Y., and Olivia Bridgers of Manhattan, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at noon Monday in Mount Herman Baptist Church, Norfolk, by the Rev. Steven Lewis. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. The family and friends will assemble at the residence at 11 a.m. Monday. Hale Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ILLUSTRATION: Photo KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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