Anthony “Tony” Woodrow Thomas Purk, age 35, formerly of Mechanicsburg, OH passed away on May 11, 2022, at 10:46 a.m. in Lebanon, OH.
Born on September 4, 1986 in Bellefontaine, OH, Tony is survived by his father Donald Eugene Purk of Urbana and mother and step father, Tamara L (Price) and Greg Wyatt of DeGraff.
Tony is also survived by his maternal grandmother and step grandfather, Patricia and Russell Long of DeGraff, OH; a brother Donald (Jessica) Purk of Saint Paris, OH, and his sons, Thomas and Talon Purk, a half brother, Dakota Purk of Urbana, OH and a half sister Kendra (Trevor) DeLong of Russell’s Point, OH.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Thomas Oscar Price, and his paternal grandparents, Richard and Alice Purk.
Funeral services will be Monday, May 16, at 1 p.m. in the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield Street, St. Paris, Ohio with Pastor Ed Sollenberger of the Lena Baptist Church presiding. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, N. High Street, St. Paris, Ohio. There will be two hours of visitation prior to the funeral service on Monday beginning at 11 a.m.
Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.