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January 7, 2005
Ronald Purkey
BLOOMINGTON -- Ronald J. Purkey, 58, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Bloomington, died Tuesday (Jan. 4, 2005) at St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Visitation: None.
Burial: A private family burial will be at Friends Cemetery, Bentown.
Memorials: to the family.
Survivors: one son, Scott (Christina) Purkey, Bloomington; two sisters, Diane (Charles) Wallace, Orlando, Fla.; and Nancy (Pete) Gardner, Bowie, Texas; and five grandchildren.
Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements.
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Terry White
Ron was my buddy...Once we took a $25 car to L.A, the car made it there but then broke down, we each gave a pint of blood for some money and hitch hiked home to bloomington...Last time I saw him was in the summer of 1970 and we were loading up my van to go to a rock concert at Goose Lake Michigan...He was a fairly good artist and he painted a hand giving the finger on the entire length of the white roof for low flying planes flying over that would be gaulking at the concert...Right when we we getting to leave, the police stopped by and took him to jail for non- support child payments...I consider him my friend, always got along good, and he is missed...Terry White
Roger Shoup
Terry, nice comment on Ron. We did some unusual things back in the day. Now, it is much easier to NOT do them than too do...
Roger Shoup