TITLE:  Benjamin Purcell

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, July 27, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, July 2001

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PURCELL, Benjamin
ARION SOCIETY: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to attend the 
funeral services of our late member, Benjamin Douglas Purcell, Saturday
, July 28, 2001, at 3 o'clock, in Westminster Presbyterian Church.
By order of:
David B. Mullen, President
Ronald D. Theiling, Secretary
(The Post and Courier July 27, 2001)

  PURCELL, Benjamin
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY: THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS are invited to 
attend the funeral services of our late member, Benjamin Douglas 
Purcell, Saturday, at 3 o'clock in Westminster Presbyterian Church. 
Interment, Carolina Memorial Gardens, Charleston, S.C.
By order of:
Col. Henry I. Siegling,
Commander
Col. Carl B. Beckmann, Jr.,
Secretary
(The Post and Courier July 27,2001)

  PURCELL, Benjamin
Entered into eternal rest on July 26, 2001, Benjamin Douglas Purcell, 
husband of Pauline Watkins Purcell. Residence, Charleston, SC. The 
relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Purcell are invited to 
attend the funeral services of the former in Westminster Presbyterian 
Church, Saturday afternoon, July 28, 2001 at Three O'clock. Interment, 
Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., 
WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, Friday evening from Six until Seven-thirty O'clock.
Mr. Purcell was born in Maxton, NC, the son of Ralph Lane Purcell and 
Jane McArthur Purcell. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian 
Church. He was a retired retail salesman and regional manager for U.S. 
Plywood/Champion International. He was a graduate of Maxton High School
. He attended Furman University Community College. He was a sergeant 
in the 101st Airborne Division during WWII. He was a member of Arion 
Association and the Washington Light Infantry. Surviving are two sons, 
Benjamin Douglas Purcell, Jr. of Greenville, SC; and David Lane Purcell
of Charleston, SC; one sister, Patsy Lane Purcell Braddy of Council, 
NC; four grandchildren, Allison Marie Purcell, Lindsay Amanda Purcell, 
Dana Kathryn Purcell, and Thomas Walker Purcell. Mr. Purcell was 
preceded in death by a sister, Betty Jane Purcell Pearce. In lieu of 
flowers, memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 
Building Fund, 1157 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407, or a 
charity of ones choice. (The Post and Courier July 27, 2001)

PURCELL, Benjamin The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas 
Purcell are invited to attend the funeral services of the former in 
Westminister Presbyterian Church, Saturday afternoon, July 28, 2001 
at Three O'Clock. Internment: Carolina Memorial Gardens. Friends may 
call at J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL.In lieu of flowers, 
memorials may be made to Westminister Presbyterian Church, Building 
Fund, 1157 Sam Rittenburg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407, or charity of 
one's choice. (The Post and Courier July 28, 2001)
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