Mary Beth Purtle of McKinney, Texas passed away July 27, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born on June 19, 1935 to Dudley Bryan Kuykendall and Thelma Josephine (Carlisle) Kuykendall in Hillsboro, Texas. Mary was a graduate of McKinney Boyd High School. She married the late Samuel Leonard Purtle on November 26, 1955 at First United Methodist Church in McKinney and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage before his passing in 2017. Mary was a very involved and devoted member of First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed wood carving, painting and making greeting cards. Mary also made personalized calendars for all the family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved her.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Vicki Lynn Purtle of Phoenix, Arizona; son, Tommy Keith Purtle and wife Marcia of McKinney, Texas; grandchildren, Alicia Marie Bankert of McKinney, Texas, Jacob Samuel Purtle and wife Kim of McKinney, Texas, Deidre Claypole and husband, Bryan of McKinney, Texas, and Hurschel Pruitt of Garland, Texas; great-granddaughters, Harleen Quinn Bankert and Ruby Faye Claypole, both of McKinney, Texas; sister, Santa Brewer of Princeton, Texas; and a host of other loving family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Purtle and parents, Dudley and Thelma Kuykendall.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2021 at First United Methodist Church, 315 North Church Street, McKinney, Texas 75069. Interment is to follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013.
The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013.