Melvin Purvis Brazell

1939

Melvin Purvis Brazell was born July 10, 1939, son of Jessie Brazell and Louvenia Coleman Brazell.

1940

Melvin P Brazelle was counted in the census on 29 Apr 1940 in Richland, South Carolina, USA, as an one-year-old male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Jessie Brazelle; his mother, Lavinia Brazelle; and siblings; Ruby Brazelle and Lindsay Brazelle.

1989

Melvin P. Brazell

CAMDEN

Melvin Purvis Brazell, 50, of 1618 Lee St. died Tuesday.

Born in Richland County, he was a son of the late Jessie Brazell and Louvenia Coleman Brazell. He was a Navy veteran, a carpenter and attended Spears Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. June Howell Brazell; a son, Tony Draine of Columbia; a daughter, Mrs. Vickie Hutto of West Columbia; stepsons, Roy R. Greene, James M Greene and John L Greene of Barnwell; brothers Lindsay Brazell of Lugoff, Leroy Brazell, Rufus Brazell, Eugene Brazell, Paul Brazell, Lonnie Brazell and James Brazell all of Elgin, and Edward D Brazell of Taylors, and a sister, Mrs. Margie Glock of El Paso, Texas.

Plans will be announced by Talbert-Shives Funeral Home.

The family will be at 1920 Shelby St., Columbia, and will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

MR. BRAZELL: Funeral service for Mr. Melvin Purvis Brazell will be held in the Spears Creek Baptist Church, in Pontiac, South Carolina, this (Friday) afternoon at 4 O’clock. Interment will be in the Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Card Of Thanks

To all the family and special friends of Melvin Purvis Brazell; the family of Melvin P. Brazell acknowledges, with grateful appreciation, your kind expression of sympathy. Thank you all and God Bless.