HARRODSBURG —
Ben Alice Taylor Purdom of Harrodsburg, widow of Edgar Norvell Purdom, died Aug. 28, 2012, in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center in Ashland after a long illness.
Born June 2, 1924, in Trinity, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Earl Taylor and Elizabeth Olive Bayne Taylor of Huntsville, Texas.
She retired from the Farmers Home Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Surviving are two sons, Edgar Norvell Purdom Jr. (Ann) of Louisa and William Benjamin Purdom of Apopka, Fla.; a daughter, Peggy Purdom (Charles) Patterson of Bloomfield; a brother, Alford Inman (Ivy) Taylor of La Grange, Texas; six grandchildren, Kelley Patterson Woods (Gregory) of Campbellsburg, David Michael Patterson (Ashley) of Lawrenceburg, Shelby Anne Patterson of Hermitage, Tenn., Edgar Norvell Purdom III of Lexington, Taylor Shepherd Purdom of Lexington and Elizabeth Lauren Purdom of Apopka; and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Aug. 30, 2012, at Ransdell Funeral Chapel in Harrodsburg. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at Harrodsburg United Methodist Church by the Rev. E. Garland Hawkins and the Rev. Jimmy Owens. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery in Harrodsburg.
Memorials are suggested to the Mercer County Public Library, 109 W. Lexington St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330 or Harrodsburg United Methodist Church, 120 S. Chiles St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330.
Condolences may be sent to ransdellfuneralchapel.com.
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