Leonard Monroe Purvis, age 68, of Atmore, AL passed away on October 4, 2021 in Atmore, AL.  He was born on April 12, 1953 in Mobile, AL to the late Kellum Purvis and Helen Lorine Chandler Purvis.  He retired from the Alabama Department of Corrections and also served with the Atmore Police Department. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, an airplane pilot and a gunsmith.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Miriam White Purvis; his son, Michael (Amy) Purvis of Pensacola, FL; his daughter, Amanda (Josh) Quinley of Atmore, AL; his brothers, Donald (Debbie) Purvis of Mobile, AL and Doug (Charlotte) Purvis of Atmore, AL; his sister, Shelia (James) Helton of Perdido, AL; his grandchildren, Bradley (Brandy), Allison (Bradley), Dylan, Elizabeth, Emma, McKenzie, Gage, and Sarah Kate; and great grandchildren, Conner and River, along with many nieces, nephews, family, and friends.

Funeral services will be held Friday, October 8, 2021 at 12 Noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore, AL with Bro. Josh Long officiating.  Interment will follow at Serenity Gardens in Atmore, AL.

Active pallbearers will be Michael Purvis, Dylan Purvis, Doug Purvis, Bradley Crenshaw, Bradley Homan, Josh Quinley, Aaron Purvis, Heath Fillmore, and Jeremy Lisenby.

Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Byrd, Freddie McCall, Dan Lambeth, and Steve Jernigan.

Visitation will be held Friday, October 8, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. until service time at 12 Noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Pilot's For Christ, P.O. Box 707, Monroeville, AL  36461

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.