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Elizabeth (Betty) Gaffney Purdy
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Born in Buffalo, NY on Oct. 20, 1924 and
Departed on Aug. 12, 2012
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Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012
11:00 am
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Catholic Cemetery
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Elizabeth (Betty) Gaffney Purdy died suddenly, August 12, 2012 at Spanish Oaks Retreat.
Born October 20, 1924 in Buffalo, New York, she met her husband through a Catholic newspaper pen pal correspondence and they were married April 20, 1944. After the war and after her husband graduated from Georgia Tech in 1950, she moved to Savannah and became a "native" Savannahian.
She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She began working for the Catholic Diocese of Savannah in the late 1950's and retired in December of 2008, after almost 50 years of service including Camp Villa Marie, Saint John Vianney Minor Seminary, the Department of Christian Formation at St. John's Center, and finally at the Catholic Pastoral Center.
Betty received the Bishop Gartland Award for her service to the Diocese, and upon her retirement she received the Papal Award "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" for her service to the Diocese and the Catholic Church. She was active for years in the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and was the treasurer for many years for St. Mary's Home Guild. She was a lector and Eucharistic Minister at Sacred Heart Church and sang in the Savannah Deanery Choir.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Anthony B. (Bernie) Purdy, Sr.; her son Anthony B. (Toby) Purdy, Jr. (Irene); her daughters, Barbara Ann Purdy Lutz (Richard) and Margaret Mary Purdy Flinchum of Vero Beach, FL; her grandchildren who loved their "Nama", Maureen Lutz Morin (Kevin), Richard Charles Lutz, Jr. (Ann), Patricia Lutz Morris (Jesse), Christine Lutz Garrett (Michael), Mary McIntire Davenport (Gib), Emily Peranna Handley, Vero Beach and her sixteen great-grandchildren, Mallory, Lindsay Katherine, Meghan, Kristin, and Andrew Morin, Kira Glasser, Kaelan, Rachael and Ashton Lutz, Joseph and Matthew Morris, Abbigail and Jacob Garrett, Huntley and Sophie Davenport and Andrew Leslie, Vero Beach, FL.
Pallbearers will be Richard C. Lutz, Jr., Kevin R. Morin, Jesse E. Morris, Michael R. Garrett, Walter C. Corish, Jr., Dr. Robert W. Grant, Thomas Robertson and Paul Snedeker.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. with a Rosary Service at 7:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The Funeral Mass will be Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church with burial following at Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Blessed Sacrament School Foundation, 1003 E. Victory Dr., Savannah, GA 31405, The Carmelites Mission, 11 W. Back St., Savannah, GA 31419, The Social Apostolate, 502 E. Liberty St., Savannah, GA 31401 or Spanish Oaks Retreat, 8410 Whitfield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406
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