Roger Curtis Pursley

1924 - 2009  (85 years)

• Name	Roger Curtis Pursley  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 Aug 1924	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Clifton, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia   [3]
  SSN issued	Bef 1951	Virginia, USA   [2]
  Social Security Number	225-22-1442  [2]
  Death	15 Sep 2009	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [2]
  	Roger Curtis Pursley Roger Curtis Pursley, 85, of Lake City, Florida, went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2009, Haven Hospice Care Center. He was born in Baltimore, MD to Jessie Curtis Pursley & Julia Mann Pursley. As a very young child he went to live with his grand parents in Clifton Forge, VA. Overcoming many obstacles and personal tragedy he graduated top of his class from Eagle Rock High School, Virginia in 1941. He served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps. in the 1st Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre of Operations and Guadalcanal from 1941 to 1944. He married Bertie Mae Dicks in Washington, D.C. and they lived a life of commitment to each other for 64 years. After being discharged from the USMC they moved back to make their home in Lake City. He worked as a radio communications technician for 30 years with the Florida Forestry Service, retiring in December 1978. Until his declining health, he was a faithful member of Hopeful Baptist Church and for years taught Sunday School and wherever a need arose, he assisted. He humbly served the Lord each day of his life. He is survived by his wife, Bertie Mae, his son and daughter in law, Roger & Janice Pursley of Tallahassee; granddaughters, Vanessa (Jason) Keen of Vero Beach, and Allison (Todd) Carter of Tallahassee; four great grandchildren, Preston, Peyton, and Paige Keen of Vero Beach, and Lauren Carter of Tallahassee; sister, June Mollenhauer and four half brothers, John, Jess, Joe, and Champ Pursley, & many other family and friends. Funeral Services for Mr. Roger Pursley will be conducted on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Hopeful Baptist Church with Dr. Rodney Baker and Rev. Scott Stanland officiating. Interment will follow in Hopeful Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 5 ? 7 P.M. at the Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 South Highway 441, Lake City 386-752-1954. Please sign the guestbook at gatewayforestlawn.com Haven Hospice Care Center
  Burial	18 Sep 2009	Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I255	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Jessie Curtis Pursley,   b. 22 Nov 1897
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Living
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertie Mae Dicks,   b. 16 Feb 1924, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 2 Jun 2020, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1945	Washington City, District of Columbia, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S621] Ancestry.com, District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Record for Bertie Mae Dicks http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61404&h=900128939&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61404&h=900128939&indiv=try [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 225-22-1442; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for Roger Pursley http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=85760225&indiv=try http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=85760225&indiv=try [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;). Year: 1930; Census Place: Clifton, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll 2467; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 53.0. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=97584655&indiv=try [ View Federal Census Document] http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=97584655&indiv=try [S209] Obituary.