This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farris, Votaw, Watkins, Cotton, Davis, Allison, Martin, Gulotta Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1806 Message Board Post: Long Beach Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA January 27, 2004 Purnia L. Farris Purnia L. Farris June 11, 1912 to January 21, 2004 Purnia L. Farris, of Lakewood, CA passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2004. She was born in Gerty, Oklahoma on June 11, 1912. She grew up in Stewart, OK. Her father had the first telephone company in Stewart, and she was one of the first switchboard operators. She was a longtime employee of C.R. Anthony Company in Holdenville, OK. She moved to California in 1955, and retired fro m Fedco Company. She is survived by three children, Maxine (Cotton) Votaw (Walt) of Ketchum, OK, Lillian (Cotton) Watkins of Oklahoma City, OK and Richard Patrick Cotton (Peggy) of Quartz Hill, CA. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Richard Votaw, Rhett Votaw, Linda Votaw Davis, Pat Watkins Allison, Michelle Watkins Martin, Clark Watkins and Melissa Cotton Gullotta; and several step-grandchildren. She is also survived by 15 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren. Services will be he ld at the First Southern Baptist Church of Lakewood. Interment at Rose Hills in Whittier, CA. Ma! y she be happy in the arms of the Lord. Whites Funeral Home, Bellflower (562) 867-2741