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Alex Purcell Obituary
GREENSBORO ALEX Purcell, 80, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, at Ashton Health and Rehabilitation in McLeansville.Services will be held at 12 p.m., visitation 11:30 a.m., on Monday, January 12, 2015, at Saint James Presbyterian Church, 820 Ross Avenue, Greensboro, with Dr. Diane Givens Moffett, Senior Pastor, officiating.An outstanding educator in Greensboro, Alex Purcell retired as principal from Irving Park Elementary School.He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Annie D. Purcell of the home, four children, Tracie P. Carlton (Paul), Winston-Salem, Alex Purcell III (Tonya), High Point, Dr. Terri Purcell, Cleveland, OH, Tisa Purcell, Brunswick, OH, and three loving grandchildrenBrittney Purcell, Paul Carlton IV, and Nicholas Purcell.In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions may be made in Alex Purcell's memory to the scholarship fund at Saint James Presbyterian Church, 820 Ross Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27406.Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Tracy Puckett
September 1, 2023
I am just seeing this. I was a student at David Caldwell school and Mr Purcell was the first adult to ever treat me with respect and made me feel like I wasn't just a kid. He inspired me to do better but most of all to live up to the level God created me for. I have wondered where he was and prayed I would get the opportunity to tell him just how much he meant to me. May he rest in peace. I know his family must miss him dearly
I pray God has been a comfort to him since his passing.. I would love to meet his kids if he had any
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