The Superior Express -

Phyllis Darnell Purcell, the daughter of Earl and Maude (Lyne) McGeary, was born Dec. 17, 1931, in Lincoln County, Kansas. She died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the Jewell County Hospital Long Term Care at Mankato, Kansas, at the age of 91 years, 5 months, 13 days.

Phyllis attended a Vesper Kansas country school and graduated from Montrose High School. She was a member of the Webber Community Church.

She was united in marriage to Eugene Purcell on June 9, 1950, at Colby, Kansas. This union was blessed with three children. Phyllis was a cook for the Montrose and Superior Schools for many years.

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