Ida Inez Purvis was the second child born to parents Arthur Dudley Franklin Augusta Purvis (1881 - 1965) & Lula Belle Clark (1885 - 1956)

She married Reuben Alexander Short on 8 Jan 1922 in Callahan County Texas.

They had one child Ben Elroy Short who was born Jan 1930 just 9 months before the tragic death of his Father, who had been working as a Fireman for the 'Texas and Pacific' Train Company, and who, on the 12th of Oct 1930, was working on the #10 'fast' Eastbound train which crashed while rounding a bend heading into Eagleford about 6 miles East of Dallas. In the ensuing derailment he was killed instantly.

After the passing of her first husband Ida later married John 'Johnny' Henry Kemp in 1952 where they honeymooned on a cruise to Honolulu and returned Jan 15 1953 to San Francisco. He had also worked for T & P and was a retired Railway Conductor. They lived in Fort Worth until his death in 1959.

(Obituary OCR Text)
Inez Purvis Kemp Homemaker FORT WORTH — Inez Purvis Kemp a homemaker died Friday at a Fort Worth hospital She was 86 Private funeral was yesterday at Shannon South Funeral Chapel Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park Mrs Kemp was born in Atwell Callahan County in West Central Texas and had lived in Fort Worth 58 years She had been a member of Broadway Baptist Church since 1942 and was a member of Arlington Heights Chapter Order of Eastern Star Mrs Kemp was a pink lady volunteer at Harris Methodist Fort Worth She was the widow of John Henry Kemp who died in 1959 Survivors: Son Ben E Short of New York City two brothers Al Purvis of Fort Worth and Floyd Purvis of Dallas two sisters Gladys Hardin of Palestine Anderson County and Lillian Branch of Houston and two grandsons

Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas · 11
Publication:Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Location:Fort Worth, Texas Issue Date:Tuesday, January 16, 1990 Page:11

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Sincere thanks to JCF who originally created the memorial and Gail for the gravestone photo