PURTELL, KENNETH GRANVILLE - Terry County, Texas | KENNETH GRANVILLE PURTELL - Texas Gravestone Photos

Kenneth Granville PURTELL

Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Terry County,
Texas

Kenneth
May 7, 1914 - Mar 2, 2012

Ruth
June 16, 1915 - Mar 24, 2009

Married Oct 27, 1938

*Obituary

Services for Kenneth Granville Purtell, 97, formerly of Brownfield will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Brownfield First United Methodist Church with Dr. Stan Cosby of Amarillo officiating. Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. There will be a family visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Kenneth passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 in Boone, Iowa.

He was born May 7, 1914 in Locksburg, Arkansas to Rufus Judson Purtell and Nellie Arnold Purtell Holcombe. He attended Gomez and Lahey schools in Terry County and finished high school in Brownfield in 1934.

Kenneth married Ruth Young on October 26, 1938 in Lubbock. She preceded him in death in 2009. He attended Texas Tech University where he received a B.S. Degree in Agriculture Economics in 1941. He taught school in 1937 and 1938 at Lahey and worked for the USDA about 3 years. He also owned and operated Purtell's Dad and Lad clothing store for 3 years.

From 1953 until retirement in 1999 he farmed in the Brownfield area. For most of his adult life, Kenneth was an active worker and board member in the First United Methodist Church. He was a Mason and past director with Lyntegar Electric.

He was also preceded in death by a son, Gene Purtell in 1996; a sister; and two brothers. Kenneth is survived by a son, Jim Purtell and wife Edna of Sanford, N.C.; a daughter, Hazel Purtell and husband Bob North of Pilot Mound, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on March 7, 2012

*Obituary

Ruth Purtell, 93, of Boone, Iowa and formerly of Brownfield passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Boone. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 30, 2009 at Brownfield First United Methodist Church with Rev. Beverly Titus officiating. Interment will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends from 3-5pm Sunday at the funeral home.

Ruth was born on June 16, 1915 in Taylor County, Texas to Newton and Madge Young. She moved to Brownfield with her family as a small child where she attended schools and graduated from Brownfield High School in 1933. She then received her degree from Draughon's Business College. Ruth married Kenneth Purtell on October 26, 1938 in Lubbock, Texas. She was active in her children's lives and her church. She was a member of the Eastern Star, First United Methodist Church in Brownfield and many Bridge Clubs. She was preceded in death by her son, Gene Purtell in 1996; her brother, T.C. Young and two sisters, Tillie Trammell and Faye Hulse.

Ruth is survived by her husband, Kenneth Purtell of Brownfield; her son, Jim Purtell and his wife Edna of Sanford, NC; her daughter, Hazel Purtell and her husband Bob North of Pilot Mound, IA; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and her sister Ethel Wilson of Abilene.

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Submitted: 5/13/21 • Approved: 5/19/21 • Last Updated: 5/22/21 • R418371-G418371-S3

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