Dianne McCurdy Purks

PURKS, Dianne McCurdy, 62, of Montross, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2008. She was born October 4, 1945, in Washington, D.C. to Oswald D. and Ester R. McCurdy. Dianne was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Elaine Devlin. She is survived by a daughter, Sandra L. Capone and her husband, Martin, of King George County; son, Eric T. Purks of Richmond; two sisters, Patricia M. Green and her husband, Michael, of Appomattox, and Kristi M. Creasy and her husband, Rick, of Spotsylvania County; and a brother, Edward Lee McCurdy and his wife, Karen, of Lynchburg. Dianne graduated from King George High School and worked for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, as a purchasing agent and contract specialist from 1966 until her retirement in 2000. After retirement, she worked part time as a Methodist church secretary. A funeral will be held Saturday, August 16, at 2 p.m. at Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Oldhams, with the Rev. Garry Livermon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Kidney Association; or to Bon Secours Richmond Health Foundation. Nash & Slaw Funeral Home, King George, is handling the arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.