PURCELL,
John F., Sr.
The White Mountain Independent,
Show Low, Arizona ~ January 4, 2008
John F. Purcell Sr., 53, died Dec. 30, 2007, after a long illness at Banner Gateway Hospital in Gilbert.
He was born Dec. 21, 1954, in Wheeling, W. Va. He served his country in U.S. Marine, and was a member of the LDS Church in Snowflake.
He is survived by his wife, Bette; two sons, John Jr. and Charles of Arizona; one brother William Jr. of Florida; two sisters Lottie Day and Carrie Yerkes, both of Arizona.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother David.
Cremation was held in Mesa; no services will be held