Purdy Christmas Parade brings out local color

December 22, 2021

    Above, left to right, Becky (Fly) Woods, Brenda (Keeling) McNeil, Melinda (Hayes) Chapman and Janice (Saville) Courdin - members of the 1981 state-title-winning Purdy High School girls basketball - took their annual ride with Santa atop a fire truck during the Purdy Christmas Parade Saturday. Photo courtesy of Brenda McNeil.

    Above, Mark and Susan Moller, of Purdy, took their pony cart and grandkids for a Saturday morning drive during Purdy’s Christmas Parade. Photo by Tammy Starchman.

    Above left, The Eagle Echoes carol parade-goers at Purdy’s annual Christmas Parade Saturday. Photo by Tammy Starchman.
Above right, Barry County sheriff and Purdy native, Danny Boyd, waves to parade-goers in Purdy Saturday, while his helpers toss candy to children. Photo by Ezra DeVore.
    At left, the Americorp reading coaches at Purdy R-II do their part to delight crowds at the Purdy Christmas Parade Saturday. Photo by Tammy Starchman.