Eleanor Kinnaman Purcell, 87, Mooresville, a resident of Miller’s Merry Manor for the last 2 ½ years, died May 19, 2009, in St. Francis Hospital, Beech Grove. Mrs. Purcell was born June 4, 1921, near Montgomery, Indiana, to the late Clifford and Ufa (Wise) Kinnaman. She married L. Lloyd Purcell on April 3, 1949; he preceded her in death in 1999.
Mrs. Purcell worked as a store clerk in various retail stores. She was a 1939 graduate of Montgomery High School. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School, planting and tending to her flowers, and was a proud member of the RedKey Town & Country Homemaker’s Exchange Club.
Survivors include her son, D. Glenn Purcell of Edwardsburg, Michigan; daughter, Carol A. McMaster of Mooresville; sisters, Jean Critchlow of Ellettsville, Marie Haskins of Washington, and Norma Hicks of Spring Hill Tennessee; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren.
Calling hours will not be observed. A graveside service will be officiated by Rev. Dennis Payton on Thursday, May 21, 2009, 10 a.m., in White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or to the American Lung Association.
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