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Surnames: TURPIN, EAST, MCLAUGHLIN, FLOYD, HART, DOUGLAS, CRAIG
Classification: Obituary
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I came across this obit in an old newspaper and thought someone might find it interesting.
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DAILY TIMES MAIL
BEDFORD, INDIANA
MONDAY, DEC. 5, 1955
JOHN TURPIN RITES TUESDAY
John Ora Turpin, 70-year-old retired carpenter and plasterer, died Saturday evening at
7:20, in the home of Floyd East, who resides near Owensburg.
Mr. Turpin had been ill for the pat eleven months. A native of Greene County, he was born
near Linton April 17, 1885, to the late Enoch and Clara C. Turpin. He was never married.
Surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Lula McLaughlin of Alexandria, Va.; Stella Floyd of West
Terre Haute; Edith hart, also of Terre Haute, and Olive Douglas, R. R. 9 Bloomington.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Mr. Turpin will be conducted tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in the Owensburg
Baptist Church, with Rev. Merla Craig officiating. Burial will be in the Owensburg
cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lehman's Mortuary at Owensburg, where
the body will lie in state prior to the funeral hour.