Doris Puryear Marks, 64, of 2300 Heron Place, Lynchburg, died June 20 at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Marks was born in Halifax County on November 6, 1937, the daughter of the late Wilson Peyton Puryear and the late Mary Wilborn Puryear and was
married to Bernard 'Bunny' Marks.
She was a member of Peakland United Methodist Church and Oakwood Country Club, was a charter member of the Hospital Auxiliary in Lock Haven, PA, and
served for a time as president of the Women's Golf Association at Clinton Country Club.
Mrs. Marks graduated from Halifax County High School, attended Mars Hill College and received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Longwood College in
1960. She taught school for several years.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Lt. D. Wilson Marks of the United States Navy; two sisters, Nell P. Hudson of Virgilina and Betty P. Caldwell of South
Boston; four brothers, J.T. Puryear of Virgilina, Phil Puryear of South Boston, Lindy Puryear and Jerry Puryear, both of Roxboro, NC; and one granddaughter,
Anna Elizabeth Marks.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marks will be held June 22 at 2 p.m. at North Fork Baptist Church, Virgilina at 2 p.m. The Rev. Robert M. Fox Jr. will officiate. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
Halifax County, VA - Obituaries: The Gazette-Virginian - June, 2002
Doris Puryear Marks, 64, of 2300 Heron Place, Lynchburg, died June 20 at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
Mrs. Marks was born in Halifax County on November 6, 1937, the daughter of the late Wilson Peyton Puryear and the late Mary Wilborn Puryear and was
married to Bernard 'Bunny' Marks.
She was a member of Peakland United Methodist Church and Oakwood Country Club, was a charter member of the Hospital Auxiliary in Lock Haven, PA, and
served for a time as president of the Women's Golf Association at Clinton Country Club.
Mrs. Marks graduated from Halifax County High School, attended Mars Hill College and received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Longwood College in
1960. She taught school for several years.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Lt. D. Wilson Marks of the United States Navy; two sisters, Nell P. Hudson of Virgilina and Betty P. Caldwell of South
Boston; four brothers, J.T. Puryear of Virgilina, Phil Puryear of South Boston, Lindy Puryear and Jerry Puryear, both of Roxboro, NC; and one granddaughter,
Anna Elizabeth Marks.
Funeral services for Mrs. Marks will be held June 22 at 2 p.m. at North Fork Baptist Church, Virgilina at 2 p.m. The Rev. Robert M. Fox Jr. will officiate. Burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
Halifax County, VA - Obituaries: The Gazette-Virginian - June, 2002
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