Carolyn B Purvine

Carolyn B. Purvine passed away peacefully on October 15, 2013, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her two daughters at her side. She was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma, on June 3, 1923, to Lola and Lee Boerstler. She graduated from Henryetta High School and attended Lindenwood College. On June 30, 1943, Carolyn married Joe Purvine, her best friend and the love of her life. She had many wonderful stories of making a wedding happen in the middle of World War II. She and Joe raised three daughters, moving from Stillwater to Bartlesville to Tulsa over the years. After Joe's retirement from Cities Service, they moved to Henryetta for twenty years, then back to Tulsa for a very happy six years at Inverness Village. Carolyn could always be found with a book, a piece of needlework, or a telephone in her hand.. She brought her daughters up with a true love of music, reading, creativity, animals, nature, and family. Camping trips throughout the National Parks were the highlight of summers, and rowdy games of cards with extended family were her special delight. She was a talented pianist and organist, and enjoyed singing in choirs. She played bridge both for the love of the game and the social time with friends at Inverness. Carolyn loved being with and working with other people, through Girl Scouts, service clubs, book and garden clubs, and especially the Presbyterian Church. She served Henryetta as Clerk of Session and church organist, held offices in Presbyterian Women up to the national level, and served as clerk and then moderator of Eastern Presbytery. With the Friends of the Library, she created the Westlawn Cemetery Index and the obituary file. She was fascinated by American history, visited many Civil War and Lewis and Clark sites with Joe, and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, and Daughters of the War of 1812. When she discovered her talent for quilting, she shared it by teaching others, creating works of art for family and friends, and making baby quilts for Emergency Infant Services. Her beloved dog June Bug inspired her to make dog bandanas to benefit animal shelters. Carolyn lived a long, full, beautiful life full of family and friends. She appreciated beauty, gave freely of her time and talents, laughed and sang with enthusiasm and humor, and left the world a better place in so many ways. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe; her daughter Janice Lou (Jana) Purvine; her sisters Kathryn Boerstler and Joyce Brydges; and her brothers Philip and Bob Boerstler. She is survived and greatly missed by her daughter Jo Lynne Henderson and husband Paul of Littleton, CO, and her daughter Judith Lee Carter of Friday Harbor, WA; her grandsons Corey Henderson and wife Hai-Fen of Alexandria, VA, and Josh Henderson and wife Jenny of Wheatridge, CO; many beloved nieces and nephews, and two sisters-in-law. Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard Geiger, officiating. Memorials can be made to HAART (Henryetta animal rescue) 822 W Main St, Henryetta,Ok 74437 or the Henryetta Public Library , 520 W Main, Henryetta,Ok 74437

Carolyn B Purvine

June 3, 1923 - October 15, 2013