Julia Elizabeth Purdy

Julia E. 'Tootsie'A?A?A½ Alexander Purdy, 90 of Abbeville died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Elberton, GA to the late Hugh H. and Lula Davis Alexander of Fortsonia, GA. She was twice married; first to the late Horace Bunch and then to the late Mack Purdy. Mrs. Purdy retired from the Abbeville County Voter Registration with many years of service. She was involved with the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, as well as the Bouquet Garden Club. Mrs. Purdy was a member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. She was an avid gardener; not just her thumb, but all of her fingers were green. She was inspired by nature; she enjoyed being outdoors, feeding birds and growing a wide variety of plants and flowers. Her legacy to her family includes these aspects of her life, which were so important to her. In addition to her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Bobby H. Bunch and William H. 'Bill'A?A?A½ Bunch; four brothers, George A. Alexander, Hugh H. Alexander, Jr., Fred Alexander, and Terry D. Alexander; and two sisters, Beatrice Beasley and Charlotte Hudson. Mrs. Purdy is survived by a daughter, Julia Frances Bunch Noffz, and her husband, Jimmy, of Abbeville; three grandchildren, Tara Scott, and her husband Russell, D.K. Thomson, Jr., and his wife, Rachel, and Kelly Boatwright, and her husband, Alan; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1:00PM to 2:00PM Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:30PM in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home of her granddaughter, Tara Scott, in Abbeville. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Purdy, may be sent to Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church, 194 Highway 20, Abbeville, SC 29620. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Purdy family.