Monday, August 5, 2019 2:13 pm

ROCKY MOUNT - Carl G. Purvis, DPM, age 71, passed away Saturday morning, August 3, 2019.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Reuben Timothy "R.T." and Helen Davis Purvis .

He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Kathleen "Kathy" Kocisko Purvis; children, Dr. Jennifer Purvis Brake and husband, Chris of Rocky Mount, and Carlton Gene Purvis, Jr. of Wilmington; four grandchildren; brother, Timothy "Tim" Purvis and wife, Anne of Hobgood, along with a host of benieces, nephews, family friends and other extended relatives.

Services will be held at 1 pm, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at First Baptist Church, 200 South Church Street, Rocky Mount. The family will greet friends immediately following the service in the Family Life Center. The family will gather for a private entombment prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to one of the following: First Baptist Church, 200 South Church Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804; Hobgood Baptist Church, PO Box 36, Hobgood, NC 27843; Basil M. Tucker Scholarship Fund, c/o North Carolina Foot & Ankle Society, PO Drawer 40399, Raleigh, NC 27629.

Arrangememtns by Davis-Little Funerals.