- Date Of Birth: December 9, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2011
- State: Maryland
Robert “Rodger” Nelson Purvis, age 80, of Westminster, Maryland, died on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson following a brief illness.
Born December 9, 1930 in Avalon, Pennsylvania, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 34 years of service as a chief master sergeant. He was a member of The Chincoteague Church of God, Crossroads Community Church in Westminster, and the American Legion Post #159, Chincoteague, VA.
He is survived by his wife Virginia “Ginny” (nee Fundis) Purvis; children, Karen Fischer, Rodger T. Purvis and wife Beth, Richard A. Purvis, John M. Purvis, and Jason F. Cox and wife Jennifer; and numerous grandchildren.
