Woodburn: Sylvia Mae Purvis age 69 of Woodburn Rd., Woodburn Pictou County passed away on Saturday February 27th, 2016 in the Aberdeen Hospital, New Glasgow.
Born in New Glasgow, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Jessie (Green) Murray.
Sylvia was a longtime resident of Woodburn.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, mother-in-law and friend. Sylvia loved to garden, cook and decorate, she was very good at everything she did.
Surviving are her husband Graham
Son: Graham (Jennifer) of New Glasgow
Grandson: Nicholas
Brothers and sisters: Gloria (Fred) Reid of Linacy
Sandy (Sharon) Murray of Lourdes
Kenneth Murray of Scotsburn
Barbara Robertson of River Rd.
Evelyn (Ken) Fraser of Westville
Diane (Dale) Wallace of Pictou Landing
Rodney Murray of Riverton
Darlene (Gordon) Kitson of Mt. William
Janet (Buff) Murray of Thorburn
Dorothy (Don) Lumsden of New Glasgow
John Wayne (Bekki) Murray of Westville
A number of nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a sister Margie, brother-in-law Jim and sister-in-law Marie.
The family will receive visitors from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday in the H.W. Angus Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. from the funeral home chapel with Rev. Lorne MacLeod officiating.
Burial will be at a later date in the Woodburn Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Sylvia may be made to the Palliative Care Society of the Aberdeen Hospital or to a charity of one’s choice.
Online condolences may be sent to angusfuneral@ns.sympatico.ca