Eileen Mae Purinton

 East Liverpool:  Eileen Mae Purinton, 94, of East Liverpool, OH passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the home of her daughter and son in law following a lengthy illness.  Eileen was born on April 3, 1927, the daughter of the late William Roach and the late Hazel (Allen) Roach Silverthorn.  She graduated from East Liverpool High School with the Class of 1945 and lived in the area her entire life.

Eileen married Wilbur Purinton on August 11, 1945 and spent 54 years with him until his death on January 14, 2000.  Eileen was a member of the Lacroft Nazarene Church and was their last remaining charter member.  She retired from the color room of TS&T Company in 1975.

Left behind to cherish her memory are: her daughters, Marilyn (Dan) Walker, of Hanoverton,OH, and Dorothy (Michael) Spangler, of East Liverpool, OH; grandchildren: Larry (Pam) Sullivan, Ken (Dawn) Sullivan, Jason (Lisa) Spangler, Jamie Gaydos, Donald (Vicki) Purinton, Kelly Clark, Eric (Jennifer) Walker, and Michael Giannini; great grandchildren: Aaron (Kaitlyn), Adam (Allison), Conner, Ben, Makaela, Rebekah, Tyler, Trey, Owen, Zachary, Colin, Madison, Samuel, and Madison Grace; and two great-great grandchildren: Kylee and Ethan.  Eileen also leaves behind her sisters: Verna Thorne, Shirley Gibbs, and Donna Renner  as well as two sisters-in-law, Ava Roach and Rose Roach.

Along with her parents and husband, Eileen was preceded in death by: her son, Donald Purinton; granddaughter, Teresa Giannini; brothers Richard and Robert Roach; sisters Hazel Flara, Mary McCoy, Roberta Sodaro and Viola Densmore.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 2PM-5PM at CARE Funeral & Cremation Specialists in Calcutta.  The funeral will be held on Monday, May 24th at 11AM at the funeral home with Pastor Carolyn Hardy from Lacroft Nazarene Church officiating.  Burial will take place in Spring Grove Cemetery.