Lillian Brown Purgason

REIDSVILLE - Lillian Brown Purgason, 88, of Annie Penn Skilled Nursing Care, died Saturday, August 21, 2004 at the nursing center.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 24 at Smyrna Presbyterian Church and the burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Purgason was a native of Rockingham County and was the daughter of the late Mart B. and Lilla Bolden Brown. She was a homemaker and was a longtime and faithful member of Ruffin United Methodist Church. She was a member of the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Purgason was preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. Purgason; her daughters, Mary Ann Purgason Carter and Gloria Kay Purgason; three brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her children, Walter H. "Bud'' Purgason and wife, Betty of Reidsville, Betty Purgason Talbott of Reidsville, C. Daniel Purgason and wife, Jalna of Ruffin, Josephine Purgason Clifton and husband, Jack of Reidsville, G. Wayne Purgason and wife, Patti of Bethania, Nancy Purgason James and husband, Harvey of Reidsville and Michael Purgason and wife, Jean of Ruffin; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren and one sister, Ressie Brown Shough of Eden; special sister-in-law and lifetime friend, Virginia P. Richardson.
The family received friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Monday, August 23 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Other times they will be at Betty Talbott's home (161 Link Road).
The family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to the staff at Annie Penn Skilled Nursing Care. She loved them all and felt that they were her family too.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ruffin United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o Robin Brown, 370 Estes Road, Ruffin, N.C. 27326 or American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131 Fairfax, Va. 22038-1131.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.wilkersonfuneral.com.