Benjamin Lee (Bennie) Thurman Jr. (known to his nieces and nephews as "Junior") was born in Cotton County, OK. Bennie was the youngest child of Benjamin Lee Thurman (born in TX in Jul 1897 and died in San Francisco, CA on 17 Oct 1954) and Daisy Dale Norsworthy Thurman who is linked. His siblings were Lola Dell Thurman Early (54279830), Leo Lee Thurman 18 Oct 1919, Clifton Thurman unk - 2000. Bennie married Cordie Estelle Matthews in Abt 1951. They had two children both born in Borger, TX; Michael Lee Thurman who lived 2 days in Jan 1953 (Memorial 47493527) and Shirley Yvonne Thurman Cooper 4 Mar 1952. Bennie grew up and graduated high school from Chillicothe, TX. He was a veteran who served in the Pacific Theater in WW2. Bennie served as the mayor of Elida, NM for several years in the late 1980s - early 1990s.
Benjamin Lee (Bennie) Thurman Jr. (known to his nieces and nephews as "Junior") was born in Cotton County, OK. Bennie was the youngest child of Benjamin Lee Thurman (born in TX in Jul 1897 and died in San Francisco, CA on 17 Oct 1954) and Daisy Dale Norsworthy Thurman who is linked. His siblings were Lola Dell Thurman Early (54279830), Leo Lee Thurman 18 Oct 1919, Clifton Thurman unk - 2000. Bennie married Cordie Estelle Matthews in Abt 1951. They had two children both born in Borger, TX; Michael Lee Thurman who lived 2 days in Jan 1953 (Memorial 47493527) and Shirley Yvonne Thurman Cooper 4 Mar 1952. Bennie grew up and graduated high school from Chillicothe, TX. He was a veteran who served in the Pacific Theater in WW2. Bennie served as the mayor of Elida, NM for several years in the late 1980s - early 1990s.
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