SEAFORD - Marguerite C. Purnell, age 93, of Seaford, died on Sept. 25, 2011. Mrs. Purnell was born Dec. 10, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Alice Crandall of Rhode Island. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island and was a retired school teacher. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Frank Crandall Jr.; and three sisters, Ruth Greenbalgh, Dorothy C. Bliss and Elenor Thayer. She is survived by a daughter, Lynne Messick and son-in-law, David; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral Services and burial will be private. Arrangements by the Cranston Funeral Home, Seaford.