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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Gene Turpin
Gene
Turpin
July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2018
Gene Turpin's Obituary
Gene Turpin passed away at his home in Atwood, Oklahoma on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at the age of 85 years.
Gene was the son of Melvin Leon Turpin & Mary Etta (Cherry) Turpin, born on July 7, 1933, in Non, Oklahoma. He attended Non schools through the eighth grade, and graduated Gerty High School with the Class of 1952. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in 1953-1954 during the Korean Conflict.
He married Joyce Lea Morris in Atwood, Oklahoma on May 17, 1957. They moved into a house in Atwood, where they brought up two sons, Gil and Ledon. Through four remodels, that house remained their cherished home for sixty-one years.
Gene was a farmer / rancher, and until the 1960s worked hauling sand and gravel for the family business, Turpin Brothers' Sand Plant in Non. He loved to hunt and fish. He and his wife attended the Atwood Church of Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Melvin & Etta Turpin; four brothers: Ralph Turpin, James Turpin, Elvin Turpin, and Leon Turpin; two sisters, Kathleen Raney and Ruth Tipton.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce, of the home; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Gil & Lisa Turpin of New Lima, and Ledon & Sherri Turpin of Ada; four grandchildren: Tyler Turpin of New Lima, Jessica Turpin of Latta, Chrissa Turpin of Ada, and Ashlee McCoy (Jet), also of Ada; great granddaughter Ti Silver Mcoy; one brother and sister-in-law, Paul & Doretta Turpin of Calvin, and three sisters: Shirley Ellis of Stuart, Pauline Johnson (Jerry) of Lindale TX, and Margaret Levingston (Roger) of Allen; numerous nieces and nephews, other family members, and many friends.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 10, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at the Atwood Church of Christ, and Gene was laid to rest at Calvin Cemetery. Keith Warren was the officiating minister. Pallbearers were Ronnie Davis, Stephen Holland, Lawayne Morris, Dennis Turpin, James Johnson, and John Ellis. Honorary pallbearers were Hank Turpin, Melvin Turpin, Greg Turpin, Ryan Davis, Paul Johnson, Brent Turpin, Shelley Turpin, Gary Tipton, Charles Tipton, Larry Tipton, Gary Raney, and Farrel Raney.
Gene was the son of Melvin Leon Turpin & Mary Etta (Cherry) Turpin, born on July 7, 1933, in Non, Oklahoma. He attended Non schools through the eighth grade, and graduated Gerty High School with the Class of 1952. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in 1953-1954 during the Korean Conflict.
He married Joyce Lea Morris in Atwood, Oklahoma on May 17, 1957. They moved into a house in Atwood, where they brought up two sons, Gil and Ledon. Through four remodels, that house remained their cherished home for sixty-one years.
Gene was a farmer / rancher, and until the 1960s worked hauling sand and gravel for the family business, Turpin Brothers' Sand Plant in Non. He loved to hunt and fish. He and his wife attended the Atwood Church of Christ.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Melvin & Etta Turpin; four brothers: Ralph Turpin, James Turpin, Elvin Turpin, and Leon Turpin; two sisters, Kathleen Raney and Ruth Tipton.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce, of the home; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Gil & Lisa Turpin of New Lima, and Ledon & Sherri Turpin of Ada; four grandchildren: Tyler Turpin of New Lima, Jessica Turpin of Latta, Chrissa Turpin of Ada, and Ashlee McCoy (Jet), also of Ada; great granddaughter Ti Silver Mcoy; one brother and sister-in-law, Paul & Doretta Turpin of Calvin, and three sisters: Shirley Ellis of Stuart, Pauline Johnson (Jerry) of Lindale TX, and Margaret Levingston (Roger) of Allen; numerous nieces and nephews, other family members, and many friends.
Funeral services were held on Friday, August 10, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at the Atwood Church of Christ, and Gene was laid to rest at Calvin Cemetery. Keith Warren was the officiating minister. Pallbearers were Ronnie Davis, Stephen Holland, Lawayne Morris, Dennis Turpin, James Johnson, and John Ellis. Honorary pallbearers were Hank Turpin, Melvin Turpin, Greg Turpin, Ryan Davis, Paul Johnson, Brent Turpin, Shelley Turpin, Gary Tipton, Charles Tipton, Larry Tipton, Gary Raney, and Farrel Raney.
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