Melvin E. Purvis, 72, of Lafayette. Husband of Doris. Father of Stan, Steve, Terry, Teresa and Brenda. Grandfather of 14, great-grandfather of 10. Brother of Virginia and Dave. Preceded in death by ...

Retired USN Senior Chief Radioman Melvin Purvis Sr., 87, of Virginia Beach, Va passed away July 12, 2022. He was born in Canoe, Alabama on May 24, 1935. He joined the Navy and became a Radioman, ...

AMERICAN AGENT—Melvin H. Purvis—Doubleday, Doran ($2.75). Inhibited by the need for keeping professional secrets from criminals, officers of the law usually write books that have all the bad features ...

John Dillinger's crime spree ended on July 22, 1934 thanks to SC FBI Agent Melvin Purvis. John Herbert Dillinger's life of crime ended on July 22, 1934. Dillinger is remembered as arguably the most ...