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Benjamin, Henry Eugene and Laura Young

Henry Eugene Benjamin 1898-1978   Laura Young Benjamin 1915-2004

Turner Family---Theron, Ethel, Thomas T. and Karyl C.

Theron R. Turner 1917-1976   Ethel L. Turner 1917-2013

Obituaries - Ethel Turner, January 7th 2013

PITTSFIELD – Ethel LaTourette Turner, affectionately known as “Grandma Great,” 95, of Pittsfield, passed away on Jan. 4, 2013 at her home.
Ethel was born on March 26, 1917 at the LaTourette Homestead in Trout Creek, the daughter of Reed & Agnes (Millen) LaTourette Sr.
She attended Jackson District School which was located on her family’s homestead. During her first year at Deposit High School, she boarded in Deposit. In the following years she rode “Sherm’s” school bus to Deposit every day and always remarked that Sherm Wilcox was “one of the best school bus drivers in the country.” She was a 1933 graduate of Deposit High School and a 1936 graduate of Oneonta Normal School. She taught in Chaseville, NY for three years and then returned to her roots to teach in Delaware County at Jackson District School. In later years she was a substitute teacher at Deposit and New Berlin Central Schools.
On June 7, 1940 she married Theron R. Tuner. The ceremony was performed by Reverend R.L. Mauterstock in Cannonsville. The family resided in Cannonsville until the construction of the Cannonsville Reservoir in 1960 when they relocated to the family farm in Pittsfield.
Ethel is survived by her daughter-in-law; Karyl Turner of New Berlin; her grandchildren: Thomas & Colleen Ackerman of New Berlin, Kevin L. & Heather Morgan of Pittsfield, Matthew & Shannon Bell of Schuylerville and Stephen Turner of Kennesaw, Ga. She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Joseph & Megan Ackerman, Alexander Morgan, Elijah & Jeanetta Conklin, Ashley Morgan, Charles Ackerman, Maria Ackerman and Samantha Bell as well as great great granddaughter, Sherri Jean Conklin; many nieces, nephews and cousins and Steve Runion of Norwich, who was like a son to her.
She was predeceased by her husband Theron in 1976 and son Thomas in 2009. She was also predeceased by her brothers LoRaine, Glenn and Reed (Jr.) LaTourette, and her sister Gladys Foley.
Ethel was a member of the Cannonsville Baptist church and in recent years attended the South New Berlin Baptist Church. She belonged to the Pittsfield Homemakers and enjoyed rug hooking, embroidery, gardening and bird watching. She will always be remembered for her cooking and baking, especially for her cookies, macaroni and cheese, muffins, stuffing and “super secret recipe fruit salad.”
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, South New Berlin, with Pastor Barry Davis officiating.
Calling hours will be held on Monday from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dakin Funeral Home LP, New Berlin.
Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin.
Memorial donations may be made to the Pittsfield Emergency Squad or the South New Berlin Baptist Church.

 Thomas T. Turner 1943-2009   Karyl C.  1946-

Turner Family listed on back of the Thomas T and Karyl C Turner stone

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY

THE RECORDING OF A CEMETERY

BY THELMA GREENE REAGAN

Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely, windswept hill;
Today we talked where other cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.

Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies;
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreak of the ages.

Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time;
Lying under the trees and clouds -
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

Today we wondered about an unmarked spot;
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.

Today we saw where Mom and Dad lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.

Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last.

Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

Renfred Andrew Walling

Find A Grave Memorial for Renfred Andrew Walling 1943-2004

Renfred Andrew Walling

Birth	2 Feb 1943
Death	16 Apr 2004 (aged 61)
Burial	Fairview Cemetery New Berlin, Chenango County, New York, USA

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Renfred Andrew Walling, 61, of New Britain, Conn., died Friday, April 16, 2004, in Norwich.

He was born Feb. 2, 1943, in New Berlin, the son of Renwick and Eleanor (Vanwarner) Walling.

His ex-wife, Margaret Walling, survives him.

He spent his childhood in the Bainbridge and New Berlin areas. He attended Central New York School for the Deaf in Rome.

He was a CNC machinist for the Ripley Company of Cromwell, Conn.

Renfred is survived by his son, John Walling of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter, Jennifer and Juan Dominguez of Hartford, Conn.; three grandchildren, Kai and Evan Walling and Kobe Dominguez; one brother, Clayton Walling of South New Berlin; one aunt, Gessie (Ruth) Hoag of South New Berlin; and nephews, Troy, Kevin and Robert Walling.

There are no calling hours.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today, April 19, 2004, at the Dakin Funeral Home, New Berlin, with the Rev. Charles Taylor of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, New Berlin, officiating.

Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin. 


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