Laconia-----Alice C. Purcell, age 88, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia, NH. Alice was born on January 31, 1927 in Paisley, Scotland, the daughter of the late Robert and Alice (Craig) Beaton.
Alice graduated from Camphill High School in Paisley Scotland. She served in the Women's Royal Naval Service in the U.K and moved to upstate NY after WWII to be with her sister who had married an American G.I. She and her husband Daniel later moved to East Hartford, CT, eventually settling in Laconia in 1973. During her years in Laconia she worked as a bookkeeper and travel agent for both the Penny Pitou and Belknap Travel Agencies.
Members of the family include her son Craig Purcell and wife Sandra of Gilford, son David Yeates of Laguna Woods CA.; one sister Jeanette McPhee of Toronto, Ontario; three grandchildren, Jill Maurer and husband Jamison of Oceanside, CA, Michael Yeates and his wife Michelle of Corona, CA, and Amanda Yeates of Chino, CA as well as two great-grandchildren. Alice also leaves behind three nieces and three nephews.
In addition to her parents, Alice was predeceased by her husband of 52 years Daniel D. Purcell, who passed away in 2011, a brother Robbie Beaton and a sister, Margaret Wolven.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 4:00PM at the Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home, 164 Pleasant St., Laconia, NH.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Alice's name to the NH Humane Society, P.O. Box 572, Laconia, NH 03247.