Willie Turpin

Willie Turpin, 88, of Eubank, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Naomi, Kentucky on August 4, 1922, son of the late George and Vinnie Cundiff Turpin. He was a grounds keeper at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, WY and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Cheyenne Baptist Church and V.F.W. He is survived by his wife, Mary K. Padgett Turpin of Eubank, two sons, Merle Turpin of Cheyenne, WY and Johnnie & (Pam) Turpin of Eubank, two daughters, Marie & (Richard) Wade of Houston, TX and Margie & (Charlie) Yates of West Union, OH, two sisters, Cynthia Mae Turpin of Mississippi and Thelma Hamilton of Lexington, KY, ten grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Friday, October 15, 2010 at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home with Bro. Donald Ashley officiating. Burial will be in Double Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be after 12 Noon Friday at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home. Morris & Hislope Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.