Jimmie Thurmon

Jimmie Joan Goodbrake Thurmon, 88, of Taylorsville, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the Atlanta V A Health Care System. Mrs. Thurmon was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on October 28, 1926 and was the daughter of the late John Goodbrake, Sr. and Sarah Rexrod Goodbrake.

Mrs. Thurmon was an active member of the Cartersville Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was very involved in her community and enjoyed hiking. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Scott Thurmon and her husband, Glen Purdan.

Survivors include her children, Jack Thurmon, Stanley Thurmon and his wife, Carol, and Marsh Davie; her grandchildren, Todd Thurmon, Tracy Boulton, Wendy Patterson, Tina Green, Jared Thurmon and Brittney Thurmon; her great-grandchildren, Austin, Jessica, Dustin, Carson and Tyler; her daughter-in-law, Melonie Thurmon; and her sister, Penny Howe.

Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Cartersville Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 311 Old Mill Road, Cartersville, Georgia with Pastor Frank Sierra and Jared Thurmon officiating. Interment will take place at a later date in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. Mrs. Thurmon will be carried to the church on Saturday where she will lie in state for one hour prior to the service.

Flowers will be accepted, but for those who wish, donations may be made to your favorite charity in memory of Mrs. Thurmon's.

Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Jimmie Thurmon; please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share memories or to leave a condolence message.