Not sure if you remember the Floyd's from Memorial Methodist (I am the youngest) but I remember Mrs. Purks very well. Praying for the family.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Patsy was such a special person..she was a favorite to so many kids in Lumberton..she and her husband are great examples of the Magnificent Obsession..I will miss her sweet smile..love and comfort to all the Purks family from the Gore family...


Tuesday, March 31, 2015

My sincere sympathy on your loss. Patsy was such a sweet lady and had a kind spirit. I was blessed to work with her at the primary school. She always had a smile on her face and a kind word in her tongue. May peace be with your family.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

We loved Patsy, and she loved us at Lumberton Primary. She did everything to keep us organized and us to date; even if she had to remind us more than once. : ) She loved to laugh, and was always very helpful to teachers and children. She made our jobs pleasant with her cheerful personality. She will be missed, and I will pray for comfort and peace for her family.

Cissy Chandler
Monday, March 30, 2015

I was a 1989 Graduate of Lumberton High. I remember from my "primary years" Mrs. Purks sitting next to Mrs. Adams in Mr. Morgan's office. I always thought of her and Mrs. Adams as permanent fixtures at LISD.

Sometimes I think as we get older that we focus on our increasing age as being our misfortune in life, but it's really losing folks from your childhood whether it be a friend or someone like Mrs. Purks that was that constant "Star" that we could count on when having a bad day as that second or third grader who needed that stability of a smiling face that may not have been provided at home like it should have.

Thank you, Mrs. Purks, for adding warmth to my years at Lumberton and adding to those years a familiar face that "little folks" need.

My thoughts with the family and Brian...
Robert Brown
Monday, March 30, 2015