Obituaries 05-29-25

EVA MAE PURSER

Sept. 9, 1926-May 20, 2025

Funeral services for Eva Mae Purser, 98, of Meadville, were conducted on 
Friday, May 23 from Sarepta Baptist Church in Meadville, with Rev. Eric 
Moak and Rev. Steve Sasser officiating.

Born on Sept. 9, 1926 on Hominy Ridge in Franklin County, she was the 
daughter of Neal Ezell and Etta V Foy Ezell. She was a faithful member 
of Sarepta Baptist Church since the age of 12. She worked for many years 
at Stahl Urban Garment Factory in Brookhaven and later worked at Movie 
Star in Bude. She retired when her husband, Clarence, became ill. In 
later years, she worked at the Food Pantry in Bude, where she 
volunteered until it closed.

Many will remember her as a writer for The Franklin Advocate, faithfully 
contributing the "Sarepta News" column. If you came to her house, 
you would find her in the garden, the flower beds or cooking in the 
kithcne where she kept her collection of salt and pepper shakers.

She cherished her family and church family, but her greatest love was 
for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She died on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at Meadville Convalescent Home.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Laura 
Purser; her daughters and sons-in-law, Lillian and Clyde Mitchell, 
Bonnie Twiner, Betty and Herman Smith and Janice and Tommy Roberts; 18 
grandchildren and their respective spouses, Sandi Purser and Darrell 
Lougue, Virgil Purser, Jr., Ragan Mitchell and Mack Denny, Deanna 
Mitchell and Paul Steinport, Robin Mitchell and Jamie Wiggins, Tammy 
Twiner and Fred Hastings, Sherry Twiner and Dusty Rollinson, Misty and 
Bryan Twiner, Joe and Courtney Twiner, Rhonda Wheeler, Chad and 
Charmaine Smith, Lesley Purser and Shae Collier, Sara Purser Good, 
Catina Purser, Derrick Purser, John and Kathy Buckels II, April Roberts 
and Seth Swilley and Christina and Tony Roberts; 37 great-grandchildren, 
19 great-great-grandchildren, her brothers and sisters-in-law, Amos and 
Helen Ezell and Claude and Bennie Mae Ezell; her daughter-in-law, Peggy 
Purser; and a host of nephews, nieces and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Clarence Purser; 
a son, Virgil Purser; a great-granddaughter, Kaytlyn Smith; a 
son-in-law, Glenn Twiner; her sisters Ruby Nell Rollins and Ota Alberta 
Ezell (infant); and her brothers, Henry Rayford Ezell (infant), Mozell 
Ezell, Neal Henry Ezell, Jr., Cecil Ezell and Aaron James (A.J.) Ezell.

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Franklin Funeral Home of Meadville was in charge of arrangements.