MURFREESBORO – Purnell Deans, Sr., 67, of Murfreesboro died October 7, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at First Baptist Church Murfreesboro. Burial will follow at First Baptist Church Severn cemetery. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Murfreesboro, is handling the arrangements.