Purkes, Lena Floy Tozer Bowman – Obituary
Mrs. Lena F. Purkes, aged 92, passed away on January 25, 1973, at Fairview Medical Facility in Centerville. Born on July 26, 1880, in LeRoy, Michigan, she married Edson R. Bowman in 1902, and later Thomas Purkes in 1951. A member of the First Baptist Church, she is survived by a son, three daughters, 11 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation is scheduled at Foglesong Funeral Home, with services on January 29, 1973, followed by interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.