Age 86, Lawton - Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dr. David King, Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Mrs. Pursley died Monday in a local care center. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Pursley was born on April 9, 1922 in Ringling, Oklahoma to Tobe and Ella (Taylor) Gibson. She married Carmon R. Pursley in Duncan on December 17, 1938. He died on June 28, 2005. She was a graduate of Lawton High School. Mrs. Pursley was a long time retailer in Lawton for over 40 years. She worked at the Parisian, The Dixie, and was the manager of the Sweetbriar Department Store. She was the Buyer/Merchandiser for the original Scotts Apparel and was the Assistant Manager and then the Manager of the Perkins Department Store. After her retirement she worked part time for Dillard's. She was a long time member of the Ellen H. Richards Club and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Jerry Pursley of Waco, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon Meisenzahl and Kurt of Lawton; four grandchildren, Mark Pursley of McKinney, Texas and Carol Ann Conner of Lawton; David Meisenzahl and his wife Hisako of Tokyo, Japan, and Daniel Meisenzahl and his wife Su of Honolulu, Hawaii; 7 great grandchildren, Jake and Clayton Conner of Lawton, Matthew and Morgan Pursley of McKinney, Texas, Maya & Kayla Meisenzahl of Honolulu, Hawaii and Frankie Meisenzahl of Tokyo, Japan; 4 sisters-in-law, Dorothy Gibson of Lawton, Wilma Pursley of Richardson, Texas, Edna Pursley of Amarillo, Texas and Evelyn Doye of Moore, Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews. Her parents, husband, six brothers and five sisters preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 715 SW H' Avenue, Lawton, Oklahoma 73501, the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231, or to the charity of the donor's choice.