Lenora Janet Purcell

Lenora Janet Smith Purcell was born August 21, 1935 in Corinth, Kentucky and passed away April 6, 2022 in Florence, Kentucky at the age of 86.  She was the daughter of the late Manford Smith and Della Ruth Smith Barchus.

Lenora was a retired seamstress.  She was the owner of Dynamic Designs in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and made costumes for music celebrities such as Sister Sledge and Black Oak Arkansas.  She was also owner of the Out Post Pub in Ft. Lauderdale and formerly worked as a waitress and manager at Woodland Inn in Walton and The Round Up in Erlanger, KY.  She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star #161 in Walton.  She was also a Kentucky Colonel.

Not only did she work professionally as a seamstress but one her favorite pastimes was sewing.  She also enjoyed spending her time reading and working puzzles.  She loved her cats.  One of her passions was watching hummingbirds and had many feeders so she she could sit and watch them as they came into her yard.

Lenora was preceded in death by her husband: Raymond G. Purcell, Sr.; a son: David Allen Purcell; her brothers: Leonard and Leslie Smith; and a sister: Lena Barlow.

She is survived by 2 sons: Raymond G. Purcell, Jr. and Randall Shawn Purcell both of Ft. Lauderdale; 3 daughters: Lisa R. Purcell (Jan) of Henry, TN, Teria Rand (Peter) of Davie, FL and Shelia Kim Purcell (Roger) of Cadiz, KY; a sister: June Campbell (Harold) of Walton; 7 grandchildren: Re'Dawna Jackson (Will), Dylan Rand, Holly Rand, Samantha Purcell, Donovan Purcell, Rian Kanzlemar (Taylor) and Dustin Kanzlemar (Jessica); 3 great grandchildren: Emma Jackson, Cade Jackson and Jack Purcell; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, April 11, 2022 at Richwood Presbyterian Cemetery in Richwood, KY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Breast Cancer Society, Grant County Animal Shelter, American Lung Association or St. Jude's Childrens Research Hospital c/o Elliston-Stanley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Williamstown, KY  41097.