Emmaline "Emmy" Purviance Henn

Emmaline “Emmy” Purviance Henn, age 87, of Huntington, passed away at 7:58 p.m. Thursday (February 13, 2014) at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Visitation will be held Monday (February 17, 2014) from 3 to 7 p.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will be held Tuesday (February 18, 2014) at 11 a.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Robert Land officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will take place in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Huntington County. Preferred memorials are to the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County or Trinity United Methodist Church Building Fund, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750. Emmy was born December 7, 1926 in New York City, New York, daughter of John and Lois (Grimes) O’Harrow. She grew up in Chappaqua, New York and moved to Huntington in 1943. She graduated from Huntington High School in 1944 and attended DePauw University where she was active in the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She married Donald A. Purviance, Jr. on November 16, 1946 in Huntington and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1999. On December 27, 2004, she married Robert L. Henn. Emmy was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was also a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she participated in the choir and served as deaconess, elder, and served the youth. She was a founding member of the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County, where she served on the Board of Directors. She was a member of Tri Kappa Chi Chapter in Huntington. She served on the YMCA Board of Directors. She spearheaded and was Chairman of the Restoration Committee for the Lafontaine Center, and President of the Board of Directors from 1981-1995. She served on the Board of Directors for the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and on the Huntington Historic Review Board. She served on the Dan Quayle Museum Advisory Committee and the Huntington University Foundation Board of Directors. Emmy was awarded The Book of Golden Deeds by the Huntington Exchange Club. The Republican Party of Huntington named her Citizen of the Year. She received the Sagamore of the Wabash from the Governor of Indiana and in 1987 was named Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe. She was granted an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Huntington College. Emmy is survived by her husband - Robert L. Henn of Huntington; one son - D. Andrew “Andy” Purviance of San Diego, California; two daughters - Mary P. York of Pittsboro, North Carolina and Margaret “Margie” P. Hedrick of Huntington; one stepson - David A. Henn of Huntington; ten grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Her parents, first husband, one sister - Ann Tanselle, one stepson - Robert “Rob” A. Henn, and one grandson - Aaron Freeman York, precede her in death.

Emmaline "Emmy" Purviance Henn

December 7, 1926 - February 13, 2014