Mrs. Gail McCrimmon Purdie, 69 of Toledo, OH and formerly of Wilson, died December 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ, Inc., 1601 Lane Street in Wilson, NC with Rev. Weldon Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in the Rest Haven Cemetery. Public viewing will be on Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 10-11 a.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ. The family will assemble at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 Nash Street East in Wilson for the processional to the church. Direct condolences to edwardscares.com. Professional and personal services are entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home, Inc.

Gail was born on July 18, 1948 to Curtis and Catherine Harris McCrimmon in Wilson, NC. She graduated from C. H. Darden High School in Wilson and North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro. She was formerly employed with Aetna Health Insurance and recently retired from ABLE LAWO on August 31, 2017. She was a member of Glass City Church of Christ since 1983. She was preceded in death by her parents and former husband, Aaron C. Purdie, Sr. Surviving are: her devoted sons, Aaron C. Purdie II (Amy) and Algernon C. Purdie; brother, Ronald McCrimmon; grandsons, Isaiah Kincaide and Avery Purdie; sister-in-law, Sandra Purdie; special nieces, Francine, Karen, Teresa and Nina; many loving cousins and family members, and a host of Darden High classmates & friends.

Funeral services in Toledo, Ohio are conducted by the House of Day Funeral Service, Inc., 2550 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43607 on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Glass City Church of Christ, 901 Hoag Street, Toledo,Ohio 43607.