Dennis Ray Puryear is the son of Winsome Baker and James Stover Puryear. He was born in 1954 in Virginia.

• In 1976, at age 21, he married Patricia Gaye Williams, who was age 17, in Virginia. She is the daughter of Andrew Jackson Williams and Bernice Ashworth. She was born in 1958 in Virginia.

Children of Dennis Ray Puryear and Patricia Gaye Williams:

1. Matthew Shane Puryear was born in 1979 in Virginia.
   • In 2005, at age 25, he married Tonya May Scarberry, who was age 24, in Virginia. She was born in 1981 in Virginia.
2. Jarrid Michael Puryear was born in 1982 in Virginia.