Norwood Purnell Obituary

As a child, he was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Snow Hill, MD. His family transferred their membership to Wesley Temple United Methodist Church in Salisbury, MD in the early 70s. He was a member of the Methodist Men, Culinary Committee, and the Church Choir.
In August of 1966, Norwood married the love of his life, Barbara DeLoris Lindsey, of Macon, GA. From that union they were blessed with two sons, Kurt and Danny Purnell.
An avid baseball and softball enthusiast, Norwood dedicated his evenings and weekends umpiring high school and collegiate softball for over 25 years.
Leaving to honor his memory are his son, Kurt Purnell (Robin) of Upper Marlboro, MD; three sisters, Pearl and Nellie Purnell of Snow Hill, MD, Catherine Purnell of Baltimore, MD; three grandchildren, Ahnijah Smith of Laurel, MD, Amir Purnell of Marianna, FL, and Carter Purnell of Atlanta, GA; one great grandchild, Londyn Smith of Laurel, MD; one sister-in-law, Veronica Lindsey; three brothers-in-law, Joseph, William and Richard (Geraldine) Lindsey, all of Macon, GA; two nieces, Denise DeShields (Edward Jr.) and Tameiko Taylor (Andre); three nephews, Gregory Purnell, Sr. (Terri), Darren Purnell, Scott Purnell-Saunders (Shequila); and host of other relatives and friends.
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