Mary Belle Purvis

Mary Belle lived on West Main street in Greeneville most of her life. She will be missed by all those who knew her, for she was an outstanding and wonderful lady.

She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and a 50 year member of Eastern Star.

Mary Belle Purvis was born June 12, 1932, in Greeneville to Silas Wayne Purvis, Sr. and Malcena Elizabeth Bird Purvis. She attended Greeneville City Schools. She received a B.A. in Chemistry from Tusculum College in 1953 and her masters in Chemistry from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City in 1959.

Mary Belle is survived by a special cousin: Annie Bird Cansler; cousins: Kathryn Bird and Linda; nieces and nephews: Dr. Robert Wayne Purvis, Ellen Elaine Purvis, and Calvin Bird Purvis; and special friends: Pauline B. Malone, Alice G. Trafford and Margaret Ramsey.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: Robert Bird and Col. Silas Wayne Purvis, Jr.

Interment will be on Wednesday in Oak Grove Cemetery at 2 pm with Rev. Todd Jenkins officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at 1 pm at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.