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Willa Jean Purvis 1920 - 2009

Willa Jean Purvis of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on October 1, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on February 12, 2009. Willa Purvis was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section C-6 Row B Site 124 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.

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Houston, Harris County, TX 77075
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    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: TEC 4 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
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In 1920, in the year that Willa Jean Purvis was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1948, she was 28 years old when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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Eskridge-Purvis, Lucille (Born 1913) Purvis, E. (Born Dec 27, 1940) Purvis, Charles (Born 1850) Purvis, Mary M Damon (Born 1860) Purvis, Ernest (Aug 7, 1897 - Oct 1970) Purvis, Brett (Jan 8, 1948 - Jan 12, 2009) Purvis, Flora (Jan 6, 1930 - May 26, 2003) Purvis, Carlyle (Jun 8, 1926 - Sep 12, 1998) Purvis, Donn (Jun 10, 1903 - Oct 1972) Purvis, Mary (Nov 17, 1920 - Jan 8, 2001)
Purvis, Carlton (Jul 27, 1930 - Jan 1984) Purvis, George (Jul 23, 1904 - Jan 1971) Purvis, Sandra (Jan 11, 1938 - Jun 17, 2010) Purvis, Rebecca (Aug 27, 1884 - May 15, 1974) Purvis, Sylvia (Sep 2, 1931 - Aug 27, 1999) Purvis, Kevin (Mar 2, 1984 - Aug 10, 1999) Purvis, Ian (Apr 25, 1993 - Nov 5, 1993) Purvis, Dale (Apr 27, 1903 - Oct 1981) Purvis, Honor (Aug 15, 1901 - Jan 1983) Purvis, Christian (Oct 7, 1975 - Jul 16, 2011)
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