WANDA TURPIN
Wanda Faye Turpin, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Las Vegas - just shy of her 88th birthday. Wanda was born in Chicago, Feb. 1, 1924, to Wayman and Olive Welborn. She was the youngest of five children and spent her childhood playing in and exploring the streets of Chicago, enjoying a rich high school experience, and working a variety of jobs. She married Marine and Pearl Harbor hero Raymond Turpin in 1945, who six weeks into their marriage, had to leave for 18 months for the World War II occupation of Japan. They had three children, Pamela (1948), Raye Jean (1951), and Ray Jr. (1957). They were married 64 years, parted only in death when Raymond passed away Aug. 21, 2009. The Turpin Family moved to Las Vegas in 1966. Wanda was as an avid golfer and bowler, who enjoyed the outdoors, her Pomeranian pups, beautiful backyard pool, and in her healthier days, a good scotch. She loved spending time with her family and always looked her best, no matter the occasion. Even in her final months, Wanda always was dressed beautifully, well-accesorized, and sporting the latest in shoe fashion. Wanda worked as the Clark County Deputy Registrar for Vital Statistics for 17 years, and in that position, was responsible for signing the county's birth and death certificates, including the birth certificates of her grandchildren born in Las Vegas. She retired in 1985. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Turpin; siblings, Devoe, Harry, and Leroy Welborn; and sister, Norma Cronquist. She is survived by her children, Pamela Tibbits and her husband, Theron, Raye Jean Plehn, and Ray Turpin, Jr.; grandchildren, Bobby McCooey and his wife, Michele, Jennifer Vaughan and Brian Vaughan, Julie Raye and her husband, Tim Molyneux, Heather Fonte and her husband, Will, Jill Schiada and her husband, Paul, Michael Plehn and his wife, Jessica, Raymond Scott Plehn and his wife, Amanda, Michael Tibbits and Theresa Tibbits, Caroline Amanda Tibbits, Kevin Turpin, and Lily Turpin; great-grandchildren, Patrick McCooey, Matthew McCooey, Ryan Vaughan, Olivia Vaughan, Chase Vaughan, Alexander Tibbits, Jacob Tibbits, Isabel Gonzalez, Dylan Gonzalez, Presley Tibbits, Nicholas Nigro, Vito Schiada, Layla Molyneux, Emmanuel Plehn, and Denton Plehn. Viewing will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 (what would have been Wanda's birthday). Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial immediately following, at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 28 to January 29, 2012
Wanda Faye Turpin, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Las Vegas - just shy of her 88th birthday. Wanda was born in Chicago, Feb. 1, 1924, to Wayman and Olive Welborn. She was the youngest of five children and spent her childhood playing in and exploring the streets of Chicago, enjoying a rich high school experience, and working a variety of jobs. She married Marine and Pearl Harbor hero Raymond Turpin in 1945, who six weeks into their marriage, had to leave for 18 months for the World War II occupation of Japan. They had three children, Pamela (1948), Raye Jean (1951), and Ray Jr. (1957). They were married 64 years, parted only in death when Raymond passed away Aug. 21, 2009. The Turpin Family moved to Las Vegas in 1966. Wanda was as an avid golfer and bowler, who enjoyed the outdoors, her Pomeranian pups, beautiful backyard pool, and in her healthier days, a good scotch. She loved spending time with her family and always looked her best, no matter the occasion. Even in her final months, Wanda always was dressed beautifully, well-accesorized, and sporting the latest in shoe fashion. Wanda worked as the Clark County Deputy Registrar for Vital Statistics for 17 years, and in that position, was responsible for signing the county's birth and death certificates, including the birth certificates of her grandchildren born in Las Vegas. She retired in 1985. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Turpin; siblings, Devoe, Harry, and Leroy Welborn; and sister, Norma Cronquist. She is survived by her children, Pamela Tibbits and her husband, Theron, Raye Jean Plehn, and Ray Turpin, Jr.; grandchildren, Bobby McCooey and his wife, Michele, Jennifer Vaughan and Brian Vaughan, Julie Raye and her husband, Tim Molyneux, Heather Fonte and her husband, Will, Jill Schiada and her husband, Paul, Michael Plehn and his wife, Jessica, Raymond Scott Plehn and his wife, Amanda, Michael Tibbits and Theresa Tibbits, Caroline Amanda Tibbits, Kevin Turpin, and Lily Turpin; great-grandchildren, Patrick McCooey, Matthew McCooey, Ryan Vaughan, Olivia Vaughan, Chase Vaughan, Alexander Tibbits, Jacob Tibbits, Isabel Gonzalez, Dylan Gonzalez, Presley Tibbits, Nicholas Nigro, Vito Schiada, Layla Molyneux, Emmanuel Plehn, and Denton Plehn. Viewing will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 (what would have been Wanda's birthday). Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial immediately following, at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 28 to January 29, 2012
WANDA TURPIN
Wanda Faye Turpin, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Las Vegas - just shy of her 88th birthday. Wanda was born in Chicago, Feb. 1, 1924, to Wayman and Olive Welborn. She was the youngest of five children and spent her childhood playing in and exploring the streets of Chicago, enjoying a rich high school experience, and working a variety of jobs. She married Marine and Pearl Harbor hero Raymond Turpin in 1945, who six weeks into their marriage, had to leave for 18 months for the World War II occupation of Japan. They had three children, Pamela (1948), Raye Jean (1951), and Ray Jr. (1957). They were married 64 years, parted only in death when Raymond passed away Aug. 21, 2009. The Turpin Family moved to Las Vegas in 1966. Wanda was as an avid golfer and bowler, who enjoyed the outdoors, her Pomeranian pups, beautiful backyard pool, and in her healthier days, a good scotch. She loved spending time with her family and always looked her best, no matter the occasion. Even in her final months, Wanda always was dressed beautifully, well-accesorized, and sporting the latest in shoe fashion. Wanda worked as the Clark County Deputy Registrar for Vital Statistics for 17 years, and in that position, was responsible for signing the county's birth and death certificates, including the birth certificates of her grandchildren born in Las Vegas. She retired in 1985. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Turpin; siblings, Devoe, Harry, and Leroy Welborn; and sister, Norma Cronquist. She is survived by her children, Pamela Tibbits and her husband, Theron, Raye Jean Plehn, and Ray Turpin, Jr.; grandchildren, Bobby McCooey and his wife, Michele, Jennifer Vaughan and Brian Vaughan, Julie Raye and her husband, Tim Molyneux, Heather Fonte and her husband, Will, Jill Schiada and her husband, Paul, Michael Plehn and his wife, Jessica, Raymond Scott Plehn and his wife, Amanda, Michael Tibbits and Theresa Tibbits, Caroline Amanda Tibbits, Kevin Turpin, and Lily Turpin; great-grandchildren, Patrick McCooey, Matthew McCooey, Ryan Vaughan, Olivia Vaughan, Chase Vaughan, Alexander Tibbits, Jacob Tibbits, Isabel Gonzalez, Dylan Gonzalez, Presley Tibbits, Nicholas Nigro, Vito Schiada, Layla Molyneux, Emmanuel Plehn, and Denton Plehn. Viewing will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 (what would have been Wanda's birthday). Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial immediately following, at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 28 to January 29, 2012
Wanda Faye Turpin, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Las Vegas - just shy of her 88th birthday. Wanda was born in Chicago, Feb. 1, 1924, to Wayman and Olive Welborn. She was the youngest of five children and spent her childhood playing in and exploring the streets of Chicago, enjoying a rich high school experience, and working a variety of jobs. She married Marine and Pearl Harbor hero Raymond Turpin in 1945, who six weeks into their marriage, had to leave for 18 months for the World War II occupation of Japan. They had three children, Pamela (1948), Raye Jean (1951), and Ray Jr. (1957). They were married 64 years, parted only in death when Raymond passed away Aug. 21, 2009. The Turpin Family moved to Las Vegas in 1966. Wanda was as an avid golfer and bowler, who enjoyed the outdoors, her Pomeranian pups, beautiful backyard pool, and in her healthier days, a good scotch. She loved spending time with her family and always looked her best, no matter the occasion. Even in her final months, Wanda always was dressed beautifully, well-accesorized, and sporting the latest in shoe fashion. Wanda worked as the Clark County Deputy Registrar for Vital Statistics for 17 years, and in that position, was responsible for signing the county's birth and death certificates, including the birth certificates of her grandchildren born in Las Vegas. She retired in 1985. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond Turpin; siblings, Devoe, Harry, and Leroy Welborn; and sister, Norma Cronquist. She is survived by her children, Pamela Tibbits and her husband, Theron, Raye Jean Plehn, and Ray Turpin, Jr.; grandchildren, Bobby McCooey and his wife, Michele, Jennifer Vaughan and Brian Vaughan, Julie Raye and her husband, Tim Molyneux, Heather Fonte and her husband, Will, Jill Schiada and her husband, Paul, Michael Plehn and his wife, Jessica, Raymond Scott Plehn and his wife, Amanda, Michael Tibbits and Theresa Tibbits, Caroline Amanda Tibbits, Kevin Turpin, and Lily Turpin; great-grandchildren, Patrick McCooey, Matthew McCooey, Ryan Vaughan, Olivia Vaughan, Chase Vaughan, Alexander Tibbits, Jacob Tibbits, Isabel Gonzalez, Dylan Gonzalez, Presley Tibbits, Nicholas Nigro, Vito Schiada, Layla Molyneux, Emmanuel Plehn, and Denton Plehn. Viewing will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 (what would have been Wanda's birthday). Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Burial immediately following, at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal from January 28 to January 29, 2012
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