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MAE PURDY
Virginia Mae Purdy, 83, a lifelong resident of Falmouth, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Carespring Transitional Center in Cold Spring, KY.
Born on July 10, 1940, in Mason County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Caleb and Thelma Gallagher Cooper. Mae loved being Charles Thomas “Tom” Purdy’s wife, and together they lived their faith, loved their family and friends, and supported their community until he preceded her in death on April 4, 2003. A familiar face at the office of optometrist Dr. James Ernst, Mae worked as a receptionist in his Pendleton County practice. She was a member of the Trinity Southern Baptist Church, where she remained active in church activities for as long as her health allowed. Remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Mae will be missed by the many lives she touched.
Surviving are her children: Rocky Hughes (Juanita), Cyndi Martin (Mike), Randy Hughes (Tina), and Charlie Purdy (Sharon); several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters: Nancy Wolfe and Pearl England; and a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three grandchildren: Branden Blevins, Sheena Hughes, and Kamden Purdy and six siblings: Geneva Gordley, Christine Frank, Eloise Moorhead, William Cooper, Dale Cooper, and Ronnie Cooper.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Saturday, March 23, at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth, with Bro. Abram Crozier and Bro. Mike Flynn officiating.
Interment took place at Riverside Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association: 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.woodheadfuneralhome.com.