Doctor George Washington Purnell

George married Mary Gertrude Selby in 1858 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Mary was born in 1838 in Worcester County, Maryland; died in 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Hazlehurst Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Clara Stone Burditt on 7 Nov 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Clara (daughter of Thomas Andrews Burditt and Clara Belle Stone) was born on 31 Oct 1852 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Mar 1919 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Hazlehurst Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Thomas Butler Birdsong on 22 Nov 1882 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Thomas was born on 21 Aug 1859 in Preston, Webster County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Downer Stapleton. Joseph was born about 1857 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha was named for Lady Martha Ellen Richardson Kortright.

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1930 living in Kiowa,Barber Co.,KS and was a proprietor of a dry goods
store.

George married Katherine Elizabeth Rea on 20 Mar 1920 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. Katherine (daughter of Charles Benjamin Rea and Permelia Kate Higdon) was born in Oct 1897 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gertrude married Arthur St.Clair Thompson, Jr. on 25 Nov 1915 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. Arthur (son of Arthur St.Clair Thompson and Sarah Taliafero Burditt) was born on 24 Mar 1888 in Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi; died on 23 Nov 1953; was buried in Hazlehurst Cemetery, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Contact Info: Crpurnell@aol.com

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St. Clair Thompson, 84, died Monday, February 3, 2003, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services are 11 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Crystal Springs with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.
Mr. Thompson was a native of Hazlehurst. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University in 1940. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea. As a pilot, he flew 55 combat missions in A-26 aircraft and attained the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Mr. Thompson was a biologist and had retired from the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers as Chief of the Environmental Analysis Branch in 1980. He was an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Crystal Springs.
Survivors include wife, Emma; daughters, Claire Sanders and Becky Perrett, both of Brandon; sisters, Martha Hennington of Crystal Springs and Helen Yates of Hazlehurst; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
-- Clarion Ledger February 05, 2003

Arthur married Emma Garth on 23 Dec 1941 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Emma was born on 21 Feb 1921. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Gertrude Thompson Hennington, 90, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012. A graveside service was held 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26 at Crystal Springs City Cemetery, the Reverend Joel Haire, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church officiated. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements.
Born in Hazlehurst on April 24, 1922, Martha was a graduate of both Hazlehurst High School and Copiah-Lincoln Junior College. She married her high school sweetheart, Harold Marlyn Hennington, in Sacramento, California in 1943, while he was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. During her husband's military service, Martha and her family resided in a number of places both in the United States and abroad; nevertheless, the Henningtons ultimately made their home at 107 South Avenue in Crystal Springs, where Martha would remain following Harold's death in 1974.
Martha worked for many years as a secretary with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and following her "retirement" in 1982, she worked for an additional ten years as a public librarian, first at the J. T. Biggs Library in Crystal Springs and then at the Covington Library in Hazlehurst. A long-time member of First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, she enjoyed involvement in the Dorcas Sunday School Class, the JOY ministry, and the Golden Choir. Martha also was active in a number of social and service organizations, including the Crystals Springs MacDowell Music Club and the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Martha was preceded in death by her beloved husband Harold, her infant daughter Marsha Jane, as well as by her two siblings, Arthur St. Clair Thompson, Jr. and Helen Thompson Yates. She is survived by her three children, Marna Hennington Walker (Jimmy), Harold Marlyn Hennington, Jr. (Kay), and Bob Selby Hennington (Ginger) all of Crystal Springs, five grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, and hosts of nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Memorials may be made to the J. T. Biggs Library in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.
---Stringer Family Funeral Services obit

Martha married Major Harold Marlyn Hennington on 2 Sep 1943 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. Harold was born on 15 May 1919 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jun 1974 in Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Helen Louise Thompson Yates, 80, passed away on Wednesday September 21, 2005 at her home on Dogwood Drive in Hazlehurst. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Stringer Family Funeral Services in Hazlehurst and 1-2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of First Baptist Church, Hazlehurst with her longtime pastor, Dr. Robert Hanvey officiating. Internment will follow the service at the Hazlehurst Cemetery.
Born April 13, 1925, Mrs. Yates was a lifelong resident of Hazlehurst - retiring after 40 years of service to the Merchants and Planters Bank. An active, lifelong member of the First Baptist Church, she served her church in many capacities from Sunday School teacher to pianist. Mrs. Yates was likewise very active in her community, participating in the work of organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Hazlehurst Garden Club. She was avidly artistic in having been honored with a number of awards for her creative floral arranging as well as having been remembered for her masterful needlework.
Mrs. Yates was preceded in death by her parents, St. Clair and Gertrude Thompson Yates of Hazlehurst and by her brother, St. Clair Thompson, Jr. of Crystal Springs.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Julienne "Jigger" Yates; her sister, Mrs. Martha Thompson Hennington of Crystal Springs, as well as hosts of nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank the physicians who so kindly cared for Mrs. Yates during her long illness: Dr. Randy Hankins, Dr. Fred McDonnell, and Dr. Robert Walker.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst.
--Clarion Ledger September 23, 2005

Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]