- Date Of Birth: December 1, 1938
- Date Of Death: April 18, 2018
- State: Mississippi
Mr. Purvis W. Polk, Jr., 79, of Picayune, MS, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, in St. Charles, IL.P.W. is survived by his wife, Betty; children, Steffani Vann (Jeff) of Cumming, GA, Steve (Lisa) of Bossier City, LA, and Greg (Jen) of St. Charles, IL; five grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Dillon Vann, Nikolai and Sophia Sandrzyk, and Trent was preceded in death by his mother and father, Purvis and Thelma Polk, and his sister, Floy was born on December 1, 1938, in Picayune, MS. He married his high school sweetheart, Betty Lane Stevens, on September 4, 1959. He was a member of the 1958 State Championship basketball team at Pearl River Junior College and received his Bachelor’s degree from USM. After graduation, he worked as the Vice President of Human Resources for Pan-American Life Insurance in New Orleans for over 30 years and sat on the Board of Trustees for Pearl River Community College. He was a devoted son, brother, husband, father, uncle, and cousin, a dependable friend, and a faithful Christian who served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon at First Baptist Church of Picayune.
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