1935
Irving
2015
Irving Turpin
December 8, 1935 — March 29, 2015
Irving Thomas (I.T.) Turpin, 79, passed away at home March 29, 2015, after a valiant battle with congestive heart failure with his loving family by his side.
Irving was born in Mathews, Virginia on December 8, 1935 to the late James T. and Helen H. Turpin. He worked for McLean Contracting for twenty years as a crane operator and Manager of Brighton Farm, for thirty years. He always loved being on the water, whether it was working, gill netting, clamming with his buddies or fishing, and especially enjoyed his Nascar races on weekends.
Irving will be dearly missed by his wife of sixty-one years, Countess, adoring daughters, Maxine Hudgins (Ronnie), Dianne Hurst (Mike), Carolyn K. Turpin and Denise Fletcher (Howard), his sister Peggy T. Mackey; nine grandchildren, Ron Hudgins, Jr. (Amber), Rhonda Ramsey (Robert), Michael Hurst (Tasha), Stacie Wiatt (Ricky), Robbie Hudgins, Brent Haywood (Kayla) and Brandon Haywood (Lindsay), Jessica Day (Mike), and Cameron Fletcher; and ten great-grandchildren, Layla, Landon, Abigail, Brody, Michael Alexander, Jack, Mckinley, Tristan, Rhiannon and Brendon.
Funeral service to be held at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mathews Vol. Fire Dept., P.O. Box 1130, Mathews, VA. 23109 or Westville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 831, Mathews, VA 23109.
Irving was born in Mathews, Virginia on December 8, 1935 to the late James T. and Helen H. Turpin. He worked for McLean Contracting for twenty years as a crane operator and Manager of Brighton Farm, for thirty years. He always loved being on the water, whether it was working, gill netting, clamming with his buddies or fishing, and especially enjoyed his Nascar races on weekends.
Irving will be dearly missed by his wife of sixty-one years, Countess, adoring daughters, Maxine Hudgins (Ronnie), Dianne Hurst (Mike), Carolyn K. Turpin and Denise Fletcher (Howard), his sister Peggy T. Mackey; nine grandchildren, Ron Hudgins, Jr. (Amber), Rhonda Ramsey (Robert), Michael Hurst (Tasha), Stacie Wiatt (Ricky), Robbie Hudgins, Brent Haywood (Kayla) and Brandon Haywood (Lindsay), Jessica Day (Mike), and Cameron Fletcher; and ten great-grandchildren, Layla, Landon, Abigail, Brody, Michael Alexander, Jack, Mckinley, Tristan, Rhiannon and Brendon.
Funeral service to be held at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mathews Vol. Fire Dept., P.O. Box 1130, Mathews, VA. 23109 or Westville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 831, Mathews, VA 23109.
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