- Date Of Birth: February 5, 1947
- Date Of Death: October 26, 2020
- State: Kentucky
Emery Allen Purnell, age 73, of CCC Trail, Morehead, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born February 5, 1947, in Elliottville, he was a son of the late Bert and Cora Lee Fraley Purnell. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Emil Purnell, James Arthur “Jimmy” Purnell, Junior Purnell, and Elmo Stigall, and one sister, Barbara Sue Purnell Owens.
Emery is survived by one daughter, Gina Purnell (James Deitriech) of Elliottville; three grandchildren, Erika Stokley, Dakota Prince, and Leanna Slone; five great grandchildren, Cora, Preston, Lorelei, Ryker, and Remi; one sister, Lois Purnell Smoak of Charlotte, North Carolina; his girlfriend, Carol Ginter of Owingsville; a host of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews; and other extended family members.
Emery was frequently and well-known referred to as “Half Pint”. Retiring in 2012, Emery was a truck driver for Olive Hill Trucking Company.
