Francine A Purdin

September 29, 1947 - April 11, 2019

Francine A Purdin, 71 years, of Peebles, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Francine was born on September 29, 1947, in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of the late Charles and Elsie (Jackler) Suarez. Francine worked as a sales clerk, along with raising her five children. She attended the Union Hill Church, in Peebles. Francine was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Steve Austin; her two daughters, Angie (Terry) Lawwill, of Tennessee; and Kelly (Mike) Brown, of Pike County; and her three sons, Ted (Lori) Purdin, of Piketon; Bobby (Wendy) Purdin, of Mt. Orab; and Sam (Denelle) Purdin, of Winchester. Francine's passing will be mourned by her thirteen grandchildren and her five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the Union Hill Church, in Peebles, Ohio. The ceremony will be officiated by Phil Fulton. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. Family and friends may pay their respects from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM Sunday, prior to the funeral services, April 14, 2019, at the Union Hill Church. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home. Please visit us at www.wallacethompsonfuneralhomes.com to sign our online guestbook.