Thomas Turpin, 58, lifelong resident of Mt. Zion township died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 pm Monday at his farm home east of Mt. Zion. He was stricken while fishing late Monday afternoon in a stream near his home. Carl Jones and Russell Shepherd were fishing nearby and saw him slump to the ground. They carried him to his home, where he died within a short time.
He was born in Mt. Zion township,June 13, 1874 and had been a farmer in that community all his life.
He was the son of Robert and Nancy Turpin. He leaves three sisters, Mrs. Susan Bledso, Decatur, Mrs. Myrtle McCoy, Mt. Zion and Mrs. Floence Yoder, Portland, Ore, his step-mother Mrs.Eva Turpin of Mt. Zion and a half-sister, Mrs. Martha Romine, Mt. Zion.
Decatur Herald 5/31/1932
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about Thomas Turpin
Name: Thomas Turpin
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birth Place: MT Zion, Ill
Death Date: 30 May 1932
Death Place: Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jun 1932
Burial Place: MT. Zion, Macon, Ill.
Cemetery Name: TURPIN
Death Age: 57
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: MT. Zion, Ill.
Father Name: Robert Turpin
Father Birth Place: MT. Zion, Ill.
Mother Name: Nancy Reed
Mother Birth Place: Moultrie CO., Ill.
Spouse Name: Ethel Knipple Turpin
FHL Film Number: 1684333
He was born in Mt. Zion township,June 13, 1874 and had been a farmer in that community all his life.
He was the son of Robert and Nancy Turpin. He leaves three sisters, Mrs. Susan Bledso, Decatur, Mrs. Myrtle McCoy, Mt. Zion and Mrs. Floence Yoder, Portland, Ore, his step-mother Mrs.Eva Turpin of Mt. Zion and a half-sister, Mrs. Martha Romine, Mt. Zion.
Decatur Herald 5/31/1932
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about Thomas Turpin
Name: Thomas Turpin
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birth Place: MT Zion, Ill
Death Date: 30 May 1932
Death Place: Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jun 1932
Burial Place: MT. Zion, Macon, Ill.
Cemetery Name: TURPIN
Death Age: 57
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: MT. Zion, Ill.
Father Name: Robert Turpin
Father Birth Place: MT. Zion, Ill.
Mother Name: Nancy Reed
Mother Birth Place: Moultrie CO., Ill.
Spouse Name: Ethel Knipple Turpin
FHL Film Number: 1684333
Thomas Turpin, 58, lifelong resident of Mt. Zion township died suddenly of a heart attack at 6 pm Monday at his farm home east of Mt. Zion. He was stricken while fishing late Monday afternoon in a stream near his home. Carl Jones and Russell Shepherd were fishing nearby and saw him slump to the ground. They carried him to his home, where he died within a short time.
He was born in Mt. Zion township,June 13, 1874 and had been a farmer in that community all his life.
He was the son of Robert and Nancy Turpin. He leaves three sisters, Mrs. Susan Bledso, Decatur, Mrs. Myrtle McCoy, Mt. Zion and Mrs. Floence Yoder, Portland, Ore, his step-mother Mrs.Eva Turpin of Mt. Zion and a half-sister, Mrs. Martha Romine, Mt. Zion.
Decatur Herald 5/31/1932
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about Thomas Turpin
Name: Thomas Turpin
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birth Place: MT Zion, Ill
Death Date: 30 May 1932
Death Place: Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jun 1932
Burial Place: MT. Zion, Macon, Ill.
Cemetery Name: TURPIN
Death Age: 57
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: MT. Zion, Ill.
Father Name: Robert Turpin
Father Birth Place: MT. Zion, Ill.
Mother Name: Nancy Reed
Mother Birth Place: Moultrie CO., Ill.
Spouse Name: Ethel Knipple Turpin
FHL Film Number: 1684333
He was born in Mt. Zion township,June 13, 1874 and had been a farmer in that community all his life.
He was the son of Robert and Nancy Turpin. He leaves three sisters, Mrs. Susan Bledso, Decatur, Mrs. Myrtle McCoy, Mt. Zion and Mrs. Floence Yoder, Portland, Ore, his step-mother Mrs.Eva Turpin of Mt. Zion and a half-sister, Mrs. Martha Romine, Mt. Zion.
Decatur Herald 5/31/1932
Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 about Thomas Turpin
Name: Thomas Turpin
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1874
Birth Place: MT Zion, Ill
Death Date: 30 May 1932
Death Place: Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 1 Jun 1932
Burial Place: MT. Zion, Macon, Ill.
Cemetery Name: TURPIN
Death Age: 57
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Gender: Male
Residence: MT. Zion, Ill.
Father Name: Robert Turpin
Father Birth Place: MT. Zion, Ill.
Mother Name: Nancy Reed
Mother Birth Place: Moultrie CO., Ill.
Spouse Name: Ethel Knipple Turpin
FHL Film Number: 1684333
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