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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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08/05/1938 – 07/01/2020
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Due to COVID 19 precautions, funeral services will be private.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 North Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556.
Mrs. Mary Judy Huggins Purcell, 81, widow of Douglas L. Purcell, died Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at Prisma Health Palmetto Richland Hospital in Columbia.
Mrs. Purcell was born August 5, 1938, in Hemingway, a daughter of the late Thadeous and Mary Lois Dantzler Huggins. She was a graduate of Hemingway High School and Medical College of SC School of Nursing. Judy was a registered nurse and retired as Director of Nursing from Williamsburg County Memorial Hospital and after retirement she worked as a home health nurse for DHEC. She was a member of Kingstree Pilot Club and Kingstree United Methodist Church.
Surviving Mrs. Purcell are: a daughter, Dane P. (Al) Langmo; and a son, Douglas L. “Bubba” Purcell, Jr.; a granddaughter, Ashley (Nicholas) Bell; and a great granddaughter, Mallory Olivia Bell, all of Kingstree. In addition to her parents and husband Doug, Judy was preceded in death by a brother, T.E. Huggins, Jr.; 4 sisters, Freddie Cribb, Lody Williams, Francis Ann Bradham, and Barbara Fennell.
Due to COVID 19 precautions, funeral services will be private. Memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 North Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.WilliamsburgFuneralHome.com.
Ms. Judy was a lovely person. We will never forget her wonderful portrayal of Jesus’ mother in our KUMC Easter Passion Plays! We send our sympathy to all her family and special friends.
Love and prayers,
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. I worked with Judy at the hospital in Kingstree when I first finished nursing school.
Prayers are being lifted for comfort and peace in the days ahead. Oh what rejoicing in heaven today! Mrs. Judy has been restored and reunited with her family. She has seen out Savior face to face.
She was a great nurse, friend, and lady! She will be missed. Remembering your families in prayer. Always will remember the New Year’s Day that I had to work, Judy & Doug invited me to eat dinner with them. It was a memory I cherish, along with many more.
God bless you with all the good memories she has given you. Loved her.
So sorry for your loss and prayers for the family.
Bubba and Dane – Hated to hear the news today. She was always such a great friend to me through the (Kingtree) Omar Jokers and Jokerettes and also the KIngstree Pilot Club. She was a wonderful women. We will all miss her but am happy to know she and Doug will be together again!
Judy was a wonderful lady and I loved she and Doug. Rest In Peace.
A great nurse and wonderful lady. Many great memories at WRH. Rest in peace my friend.
So sorry to hear of Judy’s death. Although have not seen her in many years. Have many wonderful memories of our setting up Williamsburg Hospital and working together before I left to get married. Cherish your memories. Prayers are with family for peace. Arnette Morris Jordan
Bubba and Dane , So sorry to hear about Judy. I thought so much of her and Doug. We had such a wonderful group of people at the hospital. Many good times and memories. I also worked at DHEC with her. Very dedicated to her profession. Just loved her so. Please let me know if I can help in any way.
Though it had been way too long since we talked Aunt Judy could be counted on to call me out of the blue with some tidbit of information. She was the last in a very long line of “Huggins” clan and there surely is one big reunion going on up there. Some of my fondest memories are with her and the rest at Mama Lodi and Daddy Gene’s beach house in Surfside way back when.
My thoughts are with Dane and Bubba as they go through this phase of missing Mama.
Love you guys.
Dane, Tony & I were sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers are with you and your family.
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.