Robert “Rodger” Nelson Purvis, age 80, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson following a brief illness.
Born December 9, 1930 in Avalon, Pennsylvania, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 34 years of service as a chief master sergeant. He was a member of The Chincoteague Church of God, Crossroads Community Church in Westminster, and the American Legion Post #159, Chincoteague, VA.
He is survived by his wife Virginia “Ginny” (nee Fundis) Purvis; children, Karen Fischer, Rodger T. Purvis and wife Beth, Richard A. Purvis, John M. Purvis, and Jason F. Cox and wife Jennifer; and numerous grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 8th from 2-4 and 6-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 9th at 11:00 AM from the Crossroads Community Church (Old TSC building), Rt. 140 in Westminster. Burial with military honors will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Finksburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Life for Girls, 806 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Maryland 21158.
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Born December 9, 1930 in Avalon, Pennsylvania, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 34 years of service as a chief master sergeant. He was a member of The Chincoteague Church of God, Crossroads Community Church in Westminster, and the American Legion Post #159, Chincoteague, VA.
He is survived by his wife Virginia “Ginny” (nee Fundis) Purvis; children, Karen Fischer, Rodger T. Purvis and wife Beth, Richard A. Purvis, John M. Purvis, and Jason F. Cox and wife Jennifer; and numerous grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 8th from 2-4 and 6-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis St., Westminster. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 9th at 11:00 AM from the Crossroads Community Church (Old TSC building), Rt. 140 in Westminster. Burial with military honors will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Finksburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Life for Girls, 806 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, Maryland 21158.