From Jack Mayhew
14 July 2010
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Mrs Willie Irene Purdy Stephens
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13 July 2010
Flight, we have lost another national hero and one of the
remaining few. On July 13 Mrs. Willie Irene Purdy Stephens left us at
age 87. Most of you know her son and our fellow Intruder Bill who is
an active supporter of the Intruder Association.
I doubt that many of you know that Bills Mother was a member of the 82nd
Airborne Division and served as a parachute packer during World War 11.
Following her service with the 82nd she became a nurse and
followed that profession throughout her life. I had the pleasure of
speaking to her on numerous occasions and found her to be a wonderful person
with great stories to tell. I know that she was proud of her WWII
service and that she was an example for the ladies that followed her in the
service of our country.
Irene will be laid to rest in Georgia with full military honors on Friday
the 16th at 1:pm. Please stop for a moment and remember her and
Bill at that time.
Condolences can be sent to Bill at:
http://www.higginshillcrestchapel.com or
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel
Funeral Home
1 Bullsboro Drive Newnan, GA 30263
(770) 253-4723
From Jim Christensen
14 July 2010
Bill called me this morning with the funeral arrangements
for his mother, Willie Irene Purdy Stephans.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at:
Higgins Hillcrest Chapel Funeral Home
1 Bullsboro Drive Newnan, GA 30263
(770) 253-4723
The services will be held graveside with full military honors at 10:00 a.m.
on Friday.
We will meet at the funeral home at 9:30 and go to the cemetery from there.
Jim