In the spring of 2019, the community of Pickens, South Carolina, mourned the loss of Claudette 'Etta' Purry. A woman of 54 years, she passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, while under the care of Prisma Health. Born on November 17, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ella Eady Purry.
There is no publicly available information to suggest that her death was the result of foul play.
Online sources and official records do not indicate any active investigation, nor is there any mention of persons of interest or suspects in connection with her passing. The available information points to her death being from natural causes, with no arrests made.
Claudette was survived by a large and loving family, including her two sisters, Reverend Veronica Hatton and Tandy Bannister, both of Easley, and six brothers: Steve Purry of Liberty, Ralph Purry of College Station, Texas, Ricky Purry of Pickens, Lester Purry of Los Angeles, California, Eugene Purry of Chicago, Illinois, and Greg Butler of Dacusville. Her family and friends were left to cherish fond memories of her life.
