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Rosa Lee Purnell
Posted 1/13/21
Rosa Lee Purnell, 75 SALISBURY - Rosa Lee Purnell died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at her home. Born in Snow Hill, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Dale and Hester Bishop Dale. She was a member of …
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Rosa Lee Purnell
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Rosa Lee Purnell, 75 SALISBURY - Rosa Lee Purnell died Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at her home. Born in Snow Hill, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Dale and Hester Bishop Dale. She was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Quantico, where she served as president of the United Methodist Women. She was semiretired as a seamstress at Blind Industries in Salisbury. She is survived by a son, Jeff Dale; two sisters, Julia Townsend and Lillian Purnell; two brothers, James Dale and Greg Dale; three stepsisters, Doretha Johnson, Marie Shamburger and Sandra Price; a stepbrother, Clement Johnson; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Clifton Dale Jr. and Richard Dale; a half-brother, Darryl Dale, a stepbrother, Alvin Johnson Jr.; and a lifelong partner, William "Boe" Morris Jr. A funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at First Baptist Church Family Life & Cultural Center in Salisbury. Interment was at Mount Wesley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Snow Hill. Arrangements are in the care of Lewis N. Watson Funeral Home in Salisbury.
