Maddeline Youngblood Purvis Obituary (1936

Mrs. Maddeline Laverne Youngblood Purvis, age 87, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on August 15, 1936 in Madison, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Allen Samuel and Maddeline Cull Youngblood. She was raised in Madison and attended school there. She would meet her future husband while going to the strawberry patch in Milton, Kentucky. She was united in marriage to Kenneth L. Purvis, Sr. on October 31, 1953 in Madison, Indiana. This happy union of 70 years was blessed with a son, Kenneth, Jr. and a daughter, Georgene. She concentrated her life on being a devoted wife, loving mom, nanny, sister, aunt and friend. She loved her religious music, singing, dancing, going to her church services, and being with her siblings, grandchildren and children. She was baptized at the age of 12 at the First Baptist Church in downtown Madison. She later was born again and baptized in 1983 at the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Madison, where she would attend faithfully as long as her health permitted. Maddeline died on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 12:38 a.m. at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Maddeline will be missed by her loving husband of 70 years, Kenneth L. Purvis, Sr. of Madison, Indiana; her loving son, Kenneth Purvis, Jr. and his wife, Kristy of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Georgene Cole and her husband, Ken of Madison, Indiana; her beloved grandchildren, Kendra Cole Bear (Jacob Goring),Chad Cole (Lisa), Briana Siracuse (Mic), Chance Cole (Kara), Kebra Fisher (Aaron), Kaitlin Russell (Steven), Brooke Henry (Gunnar), Jackson Purvis, and Michael Purvis; her adoring great grandchildren, Chandler Cole, Cameron Cole, Jackson Bear, Lilly Cole, Maddox Bear, Charlie Cole, Boston Courtney, Braysen Russell, Maci Russell, Baylor Russell, Raylings Russell, Bridger Russell, Carsyn Cole, Van Fisher and Lane Fisher; her sister, Carolyn Dailey of Madison, Indiana; her brother in law, Charles Purvis and his wife, Ola of Milton, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Allen Samuel Youngblood, died August 12, 1977, her mother, Maddeline Cull Youngblood, died December 7, 1978, her sisters, Betty Jean Youngblood, died August 1937, Alene Youngblood, died June 15, 1940, Violet Marcella Youngblood, died April 26, 2020, and Pauline Stewart Young, died December 22, 2022, her brothers, Robert Allen Youngblood, died June 22, 1976, George A. Youngblood, died January 21, 2000, Hermon E. Youngblood, died February 13, 1976, and Donald M. "Duck" Youngblood, died November 20, 2008, her great grandson, Bowen Mac Henry, died January 8, 2018, her nephew, Gordon Dailey, died April 19, 2021. PRIVATE FAMILY FUNERAL CEREMONY Private services will be conducted Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Jeff Jones at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana, VISITATION Friends and family may visit Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Maddeline Purvis Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Maddeline Youngblood Purvis, please click here to visit our sympathy store.