GELIEBTES | Dorothy McQuaig Purdom
TERMINE | Juni 14, 1920 – September 29, 2010
FRIEDHOF | Oakland, Pflanzen Ave., Waycross, GA
LAGE IN FRIEDHOF |
FUNERAL HOME | Meilen-Odum Funeral Home und Krematorium, 130 Screven Ave., Waycross, Georgia 31501 – t: 912 283 2525
Dorothy McQuaig “Dot Mae” Purdom, 90, ascended to her heavenly reward Wednesday (Sept. 29, 2010) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities. A native of Ware County, she was graduated from Waresboro High School. Sie wurde in den Tod von ihrem Mann voran, Lemuel A. Purdom, her father John Wesley McQuaig and her mother Alda Mae Ayers McQuaig.
A member of a pioneer Ware County family, her grandfather was a charter member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge. He was wounded in the Civil War and is buried under a shady oak tree in Lott Cemetery. Her father was a former Ware County Treasurer and Tax Receiver and spent many evenings during his rounds at the home of Obediah Barber. He moved the family to Waycross where his was one of the first seven families in the new town. He once owned all the land between Albany Avenue and Oakland Cemetery and re-established Stancil’s grist mill after the original owner moved to California. McQuaig Street is named for the family.
The home place was located at the site of the current Waycross Elks Lodge and is featured in Laura S. Walker’s History of Ware County. Also deceased are two brothers, Don McQuaig, who was a fixture downtown as the former owner and operator of the Phoenix Hotel Barber Shop, and J.W. McQuaig, well-known in county agricultural circles. His daughter Patricia continues his tradition of devotion to the land. Also preceding her in death was a sister, Lucille (Arlen) Jones of Lake City, FL. and Archie McQuaig, father of Glennelle and Jonelle who some may remember entertaining on the Lyric Theatre stage as “The McQuaig Twins” before moving to Hollywood to seek their fame and fortune.
Left to grieve her loss is the only surviving member of her immediate family, Katherine “Kitty” Juvik of Jacksonville, FL. Other survivors include a son, Larry (Eloise) Purdom of Waycross, three daughters, Sandra (Leonard) Gray of Livermore, CA., Judy (Bob) Cloyes of Jasper, GA., and Barbara (Bob) Rushford of Savannah; fünf Enkelkinder, Melanie (Dave) Dunnagan of Lexington, S.C., Jason (Tanya) Byrd of Hattiesburg, MS., Mindy (Erik) Cloyes of Forest, VA., Rusty (Karen) Cloyes of Austin, TX., and Steven (Kristen) Cloyes of Portland, OR., along with great-grandchildren Maureen, Seth, Steven, Lauren, Elliana, Flynn, and Ceana, beloved nieces and nephews Patricia McCarthy and Charles (Jane) McQuaig of Waycross, as well as Jennifer (Dorian) Poulin and Greg Juvik, all of Jacksonville, FL., and Lavonne Vanlandingham of Lake City, FL.
Frau. Purdom was a longtime member of Grace Episcopal Church where she was a member of St. Theresa’s Guild. She sang in the choir while also serving on the Altar Guild. While her husband Lem served as State President of the Georgia Elks Association, she was president of the local 11 O’Clock Club. She touched many lives as the owner of the Hobby House craft shop and made many friends when she taught others in the local area and at craft shows throughout the South. She never met a stranger and loved her church friends as well as her neighborhood friends. She was a longtime member of the Sunnyside Sewing Circle. After she retired from the State Health Department she and Lem spent many enjoyable times traversing the country.