William L. "Bill" Purnell, son of Robert Leroy (1922-1991) and Jean L. (Gardner) (1924-2009) Purnell, was born 21 November 1950 in Michigan.  Bill graduated from Okemos High School in 1968.  He died 9 September 2010 in Washtenaw County, Michigan and was interred with family in Bethlehem Cemetery, Ann Arbor.