Last Goodbye
July 13, 2020
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| Winfred Turner |
Winfred Turner died on December 2, 1960 in Edinburg, Texas from complications associated with Parkinson’s disease — from which he had suffered for many years. His wife Lela, sons John and Jim, and daughter Patricia had all helped nurse him through the deterioration of mind and body. He found it more and more difficult to eat because of tremors in his hands.
Ultimately, he died in Edinburg’s Grandview Hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was 61 year old.
It is thought that the Parkinson’s disease might have been triggered by the exposure to various metals while repairing radiators in the O.K. Radiator Shop that he owned in Edinburg.
Apparently, the timing of Winfred’s demise was sufficiently predictable so that members of his family gathered at the Turner home in August, 1960 to say their last goodbyes.
Thanks to Susan Scott for some of the following photos.
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| Lela and Winfred Turner |
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| Brothers Paul and Herman Turner |
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| Back: Winfred, Rosalie, Jim, Lela, Pat and John Turner. Front: Carolyn and Bobby Turner |
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| Sid, Paul, Tom and Susan Turner |
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