Ethelyn was born in Penfield Georgia to Rev. Hal Ried Boswell and Alma Stapler Boswell. She was married to Douglas H. Purdie for almost 67 years until his death in April of 2006. Educated at Agnes Scott and Oglethorpe College, she taught children by establishing Wee Wisdom Kendergarten which later transfered to the East Point Presbytarian Church. She served thirty years with the Fulton County School System teaching first through third grade at Central Park Elementary School where she eventually became librarian.
Ethelyn was a life long member of the East Point Presbyterian Church serving in various position of Sunday School Teacher, Elder and the Presbyterian Women and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed visiting and traveling nearly all fifty states as well as countries like Spain, Greece, British Isles, Morocco, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. She also enjoyed cooking and was especially known for her shortbread, a delicacy she learned to make from her Scottish mother-in-law.
Ethelyn was a life long member of the East Point Presbyterian Church serving in various position of Sunday School Teacher, Elder and the Presbyterian Women and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed visiting and traveling nearly all fifty states as well as countries like Spain, Greece, British Isles, Morocco, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. She also enjoyed cooking and was especially known for her shortbread, a delicacy she learned to make from her Scottish mother-in-law.
Ethelyn was born in Penfield Georgia to Rev. Hal Ried Boswell and Alma Stapler Boswell. She was married to Douglas H. Purdie for almost 67 years until his death in April of 2006. Educated at Agnes Scott and Oglethorpe College, she taught children by establishing Wee Wisdom Kendergarten which later transfered to the East Point Presbytarian Church. She served thirty years with the Fulton County School System teaching first through third grade at Central Park Elementary School where she eventually became librarian.
Ethelyn was a life long member of the East Point Presbyterian Church serving in various position of Sunday School Teacher, Elder and the Presbyterian Women and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed visiting and traveling nearly all fifty states as well as countries like Spain, Greece, British Isles, Morocco, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. She also enjoyed cooking and was especially known for her shortbread, a delicacy she learned to make from her Scottish mother-in-law.
Ethelyn was a life long member of the East Point Presbyterian Church serving in various position of Sunday School Teacher, Elder and the Presbyterian Women and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed visiting and traveling nearly all fifty states as well as countries like Spain, Greece, British Isles, Morocco, Italy, Germany and Switzerland. She also enjoyed cooking and was especially known for her shortbread, a delicacy she learned to make from her Scottish mother-in-law.
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