Ronald “Ron” Purnell

Ronald “Ron” Purnell

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A memorial service for Ronald “Ron” Purnell will be held at a later date.

Mr. Purnell, 74, of Kemper County, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

Born in Mobile, Alabama, he was raised on the Dolphin Island Parkway.  At the age of seventeen Mr. Purnell joined the U. S. Coast Guard and served 22 years, 6 months for our country.  After leaving the Coast Guard he started over-the-road trucking from coast-to-coast.  He drove production boats and worked on jack-up boats until retiring.  Mr. Purnell was of Christian faith.

Survivors include his wife, Sandra Purnell; son, Ronald Stephen Purnell, Jr., of Columbia, MS; daughter, Karla Brune of Ocean Springs, MS; son, Andy Thompson of Escatawpa, MS; two grandchildren; and brother, Jimmy Purnell of DeKalb, MS. 

Mr. Purnell was preceded in death by parents, James Purnell and Laura Levene; and sister, Jan Powell.






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