From the Frankston Citizen October 28, 1993.
Funeral services for Robert Turlington, 68, of Brownsboro, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21, at the Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Athens with Rev. Johnny Allen officiating.
Burial was at the Post Oak Cemetery in Henderson County.
Mr. Turlington died in a Jacksonville hospital Tuesday, Oct. 19, after a long illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1925, in White Flat to Reuben Gordon and Viola Hunt Turlington. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. NAvy. Mr. Turlington was a resident of Henderson County most of his life.
He worked for the Louisiana Off Shore Drilling Co. for a number of years. He also taught elementary school for a number of years in Vidor. Mr. Turlington was district clerk for Athens from Sept. 1950-Dec. 1954.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin C. Turlington on Dec. 13, 1989.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Osborne of Jacksonville and Brenda and Mark Justice of Athens; stepmother, Mary Lee Shields of Athens; three brothers, R.C. Turlington of Chandler, L.R. Turlington of Pasadena and Reuben Turlington of Richardson; two step brothers, Willie Lee Welch of Athens and H.G. Welch of Irving; a sister, Christine Lunsford of Gilmore; sister-in-law, Mary Frances Turlington of Cross Roads; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Shane Turlington, James Christopher Tompkins, Dustin Lee Tompkins, Jimmy Wayne Ulmer, David Branson Parker and Larry Kirkpatrick.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, SuiteG-100, Austin, Texas 78731-1698.
Funeral services for Robert Turlington, 68, of Brownsboro, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21, at the Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Athens with Rev. Johnny Allen officiating.
Burial was at the Post Oak Cemetery in Henderson County.
Mr. Turlington died in a Jacksonville hospital Tuesday, Oct. 19, after a long illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1925, in White Flat to Reuben Gordon and Viola Hunt Turlington. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. NAvy. Mr. Turlington was a resident of Henderson County most of his life.
He worked for the Louisiana Off Shore Drilling Co. for a number of years. He also taught elementary school for a number of years in Vidor. Mr. Turlington was district clerk for Athens from Sept. 1950-Dec. 1954.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin C. Turlington on Dec. 13, 1989.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Osborne of Jacksonville and Brenda and Mark Justice of Athens; stepmother, Mary Lee Shields of Athens; three brothers, R.C. Turlington of Chandler, L.R. Turlington of Pasadena and Reuben Turlington of Richardson; two step brothers, Willie Lee Welch of Athens and H.G. Welch of Irving; a sister, Christine Lunsford of Gilmore; sister-in-law, Mary Frances Turlington of Cross Roads; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Shane Turlington, James Christopher Tompkins, Dustin Lee Tompkins, Jimmy Wayne Ulmer, David Branson Parker and Larry Kirkpatrick.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, SuiteG-100, Austin, Texas 78731-1698.
From the Frankston Citizen October 28, 1993.
Funeral services for Robert Turlington, 68, of Brownsboro, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21, at the Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Athens with Rev. Johnny Allen officiating.
Burial was at the Post Oak Cemetery in Henderson County.
Mr. Turlington died in a Jacksonville hospital Tuesday, Oct. 19, after a long illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1925, in White Flat to Reuben Gordon and Viola Hunt Turlington. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. NAvy. Mr. Turlington was a resident of Henderson County most of his life.
He worked for the Louisiana Off Shore Drilling Co. for a number of years. He also taught elementary school for a number of years in Vidor. Mr. Turlington was district clerk for Athens from Sept. 1950-Dec. 1954.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin C. Turlington on Dec. 13, 1989.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Osborne of Jacksonville and Brenda and Mark Justice of Athens; stepmother, Mary Lee Shields of Athens; three brothers, R.C. Turlington of Chandler, L.R. Turlington of Pasadena and Reuben Turlington of Richardson; two step brothers, Willie Lee Welch of Athens and H.G. Welch of Irving; a sister, Christine Lunsford of Gilmore; sister-in-law, Mary Frances Turlington of Cross Roads; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Shane Turlington, James Christopher Tompkins, Dustin Lee Tompkins, Jimmy Wayne Ulmer, David Branson Parker and Larry Kirkpatrick.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, SuiteG-100, Austin, Texas 78731-1698.
Funeral services for Robert Turlington, 68, of Brownsboro, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct 21, at the Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Athens with Rev. Johnny Allen officiating.
Burial was at the Post Oak Cemetery in Henderson County.
Mr. Turlington died in a Jacksonville hospital Tuesday, Oct. 19, after a long illness.
He was born Feb. 27, 1925, in White Flat to Reuben Gordon and Viola Hunt Turlington. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. NAvy. Mr. Turlington was a resident of Henderson County most of his life.
He worked for the Louisiana Off Shore Drilling Co. for a number of years. He also taught elementary school for a number of years in Vidor. Mr. Turlington was district clerk for Athens from Sept. 1950-Dec. 1954.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Alvin C. Turlington on Dec. 13, 1989.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Osborne of Jacksonville and Brenda and Mark Justice of Athens; stepmother, Mary Lee Shields of Athens; three brothers, R.C. Turlington of Chandler, L.R. Turlington of Pasadena and Reuben Turlington of Richardson; two step brothers, Willie Lee Welch of Athens and H.G. Welch of Irving; a sister, Christine Lunsford of Gilmore; sister-in-law, Mary Frances Turlington of Cross Roads; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Michael Shane Turlington, James Christopher Tompkins, Dustin Lee Tompkins, Jimmy Wayne Ulmer, David Branson Parker and Larry Kirkpatrick.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, SuiteG-100, Austin, Texas 78731-1698.
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