Beloved husband of Fran (nee Gorey) Purnell. Loving father of Carol Purnell, Janet (Dave) Abbott, Patrice (Cy) Harris and Steve Purnell. Devoted grandfather of Doug and Adrienne Abbott. Dear brother of Richard and Donald Purnell. 1948 graduate of Xavier University. Army Air Corp Veteran during World War II. Memorials may take the form of contributions to the American Heart Association of Friends of Cincinnati Fisher House, C/O Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.