Gracie Rae Purdum

Purdum, Gracie Rae, age 7, of Miami Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Cincinnati Children's Medical Center.

Gracie is survived by her loving parents: Rob & Carrie Purdum; brothers: Stevie & Nick Sartoris; maternal grandparents: Mike & Carol Fiorentino; paternal grandparents: Bob & Olga Purdum; great grandmothers: Ruby Pigman & Betty Purdum; aunts & uncles: Mike & Krista Fiorentino, Heather Purdum, Barb Purdum; cousins: Laila & Aksel Fiorentino; and numerous other family members and friends especially at Schnell Elementary, the entire West Carrollton School Community and St. Jude in Memphis, Tennessee.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Newcomer Funeral Home – South Chapel, 3940 Kettering Blvd., Kettering, Ohio 45439. Interment will follow the service at Evergreen Cemetery in West Carrollton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. The family asks that everyone please wear their Gracie attire or dress in purple for the visitation and services. In lieu of flowers, please make an online donation to either St. Jude, Give Thanks Walk @ www.fundraising.stjude.org or thru paypal @ csng23@gmail.com as a personal gift to help the family with expenses.