Mr. Loy Purdy, Jr.

Mr. Loy Purdy, Jr. age, 89, of Toccoa, husband of Grace Miles Purdy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 2, 2022.

Born May 21, 1933 in Stephens County, GA, he was the son of the late Loy Purdy, Sr. and Kitty E. Grist Purdy.

Mr. Purdy was the owner of Purdy Business Machine Service before retiring.  He was a member of The Toccoa Pentecostal Holiness Church where he served as a deacon for many years and helped with the music ministry.  He was a former member of the Toccoa Lions Club and Rotary Club.  He and his family, known as The Purdy Family Singers, traveled from the years 1972 – 1980 on weekends to several different churches to perform where he would play the bass guitar, his wife Grace and daughter Anita played the piano, and his son Dan would play the drums.  Loy played the bass guitar for over 50 years.

Surviving family members include his wife of 61 years, Grace Miles Purdy of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Anita Grace Purdy Poole (Rev. Walter E. “Gene” Poole, III) of Habersham; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel Loy Purdy (Becky Collette Purdy) of Benicia, CA; granddaughter and her spouse, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Pfeiffer (Joshua Justin);  grandson and his spouse, Samuel Loy Purdy (Jaclyn Laurene); great-grandchildren, Owen Jude Pfeiffer, Olivia Mae Pfeiffer, and Scarlett Laurene Purdy, all of Benicia, CA; sister, Mattie Lillian Purdy Holland of Toccoa; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Harold Smith (Anne) of Whitsett, NC; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sisters, Sarah O. Purdy and Marcellene Purdy Keller.

The family will receive friends at the Mortuary 2pm until the service hour on Wednesday.

A celebration of life service will be held at three o’clock, Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from the Chapel of Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Bill Jones and the Rev. Austin Ivester officiating.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make donations in honor of Loy Purdy, Jr. at www.worldchallenge.org.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers and sign the online guestbook at www.whitlockmortuary.net

Whitlock Mortuary, Funerals and Cremations is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Loy Purdy.