Wayne M. Turpin

A number of months ago my uncle (my father's brother) , Wayne M. Turpin, died. In an effort to make this blog site a more complete database for Turpin family history, I believe that it would be fitting to include his obituary here. The following has been provided by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia (Source: http://www.bdtonline.com/obituaries/local_story_362181118.html):

THORPE — Wayne M. Turpin, 63, of Thorpe, died on Thursday, December 27, 2008 in a Martinsville, Va., hospital.

Born on August 8, 1944 in Kimball, he was a son of Bertha Church Turpin of Gary, and the late King Turpin. He had been a resident of Thorpe for one year and attended the Church of God in Welch. He was a retired press operator with 42 years of service for the Roppe Corp. in Fostoria, Ohio.

In addition to father he was preceded in death by one son, Wayne M. Turpin, Jr.; one brother, Jack Turpin; and one sister, Virginia Burks.

Survivors include: wife of 43 years: Joyce Palmer Turpin of Thorpe; five brothers: James Turpin of Princeton, Robert Turpin of Bergoon, Ohio, Melvin Turpin of Skygusty, Doug Turpin of Fostoria, Ohio, Roger Turpin of Kansas, Ohio; six sisters: Pauline Davis of Ridgeway, Ohio, Katherine Graham of Kansas, Ohio, Alice Hatfield of Elbert, Teresa Turpin of Gibsonburg, Ohio, Linda Holcomb of Ashland, Ohio, Sandra Young of Alabama.

Funeral service will be held at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Tim Akers officiating the service. Burial will follow on Wednesday, January 02, 2007 at Knollcrest Cemetery in Arcadia, Ohio at 1:00 p.m.

Friends and family may call at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell on Sunday, December 30, 2007 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Cravens-Shires Funeral Home is serving the Turpin family.

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