Mark Purkiss (21 Dec 1954 - 5 Mar 2023)

In loving memory of Mark Purkiss who sadly passed away on 5th March 2023
Mark
first son to Clive and Betty, older brother and hero to Paul, Uncle to Rachael and Stephen. Mark was a hard worker, determined to always succeed and complete everything he started, he worked after school mixing Cement making slabs, his fitness was incredible, running miles selected to run for Essex at school. Marks training included doing press ups with Paul sitting on his shoulders..amazing power. Mark Windsurfed with the family which he loved. Mark holiday'd with the family but in later life had the strength of will to holiday alone. The family always had pet dogs, Mark loved his long walks around Essex with his dog.
unfortunately Mark had two accidents in early life a car crash and motorcycle crash which caused mark life long issues, but Mark kept his sense of humour and love of cycling walking with his dogs, he loved his family and we loved him, everyone one who knew him has a lovely story about him, Pauls is one of unselfishness from Mark when Mark took to Paul to town as 5yr old, kitted him out with fishing gear so Mark could take him fishing with him, all from one of Marks first wage packets.
Life was full of laughter.

Although this is Marks obituary his father Clive passed at the start of Covid, no service took place and so now we are interning Clive’s ashes with Mark and the service will be a joint one.

Clive
Clive was born to Anne Unity Purkiss and George Purkiss at Kensington road london in 1932 followed by his Brother Bruce, the family soon moved to Fryerning near Ingatestone where Clive grew up during the war years watching fighters and bombers overhead, His parents taking in Evacuees, foster children, they went on to adopt three generations of children ( Janet, David, Sandra, Leslie, Linda and Shara winning Anne a BEM from king George.
Clive was educated in a Catholic church london road Chelmsford with his sister Janet, Clive went on to be a Turner at Cromptons , later in Ransom Hoffman and Pollard (RHP) once his apprenticeship was complete he completed his national service in Germany which nearly interrupted his budding romance with his blind date Betty who's life had revolved around her grandparents and cousin Joan in Sandon, Betty was there for Clive when he returned and they were soon married they had two sons Mark and Paul and moved to Writtle.
Clive was a strong minded, strong willed all supported by a strong body, boxing in the army and after, cycling formed a large part of Betty and Clives lives in their romance, cycling to work and for fun and later in life.

Clive started the family sailing racing dinghy's in the early 70's, Clive went on to sail an Olympic class dinghy the 'Flying Dutchman'. In later life the family started Windsurfing, Clive and Betty went on to return to their first love cycling completing 100's miles per week, occasionally over a 100 miles in a day. In their eighties cycling over 30m miles to visit Paul.
Clive and Betty holiday'd in Greece, Spain and Portugal, after retirement they would take their bicycles to Portugal, cycling from the airport to their villa where they would spend a couple of months touring around. Clive and Betty in their late eighties would Holiday with Rachael their granddaughter in Cornwall body boarding in the waves.
Life was lived as it should, to the full