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Harry A. Turkington
Posted 6/10/07
Harry A. Turkington, 74 DENTON, Md. - Harry A. Turkington of Denton died Thursday, June 7, 2007, in his home. He was 74. Mr. Turkington was born in Easton, son of the late Rev. Thomas J. and Juanita …
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Harry A. Turkington
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Harry A. Turkington, 74
DENTON, Md. - Harry A. Turkington of Denton died Thursday, June 7, 2007, in his home. He was 74.
Mr. Turkington was born in Easton, son of the late Rev. Thomas J. and Juanita K. Young Turkington.
He was a 1952 graduate of Caroline High School, Denton.
Mr. Turkington was the owner and operator of the Harry A. Turkington Contractor and Builder Co., Denton.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Luke"s United Methodist Church. An active member of St. Luke"s, he served as Sunday school superintendent and sang in the choir. He had also built the chapel and hospitality room in the church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas J. Turkington Jr.; and his twin sister, Jean Turkington.
He is survived by his wife, Mary K. Turkington of Denton; two daughters, Kathleen E. Todd and her husband, Roger of Newark, Del. and Patricia T. McPeake and her husband, David of Wilmore, Ky.; a sister, Emma Shehan of Salisbury; two brothers, William David Turkington and his wife, Hazel of Fruitland and Robert Paul Turkington and his wife, Ginny of Trappe; six grandchildren, Dallas Lister, Robbie Lister, Steven Todd, Laura Todd, Lisa Todd and Philip Todd; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan Lister and Teagen Lister.
Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday in St. Luke"s United Methodist Church, Fifth and Franklin Street, Denton.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, in the church.
Burial will be in the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans" Cemetery, Hurlock.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Caroline Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 362, Denton, MD 21629.
DENTON, Md. - Harry A. Turkington of Denton died Thursday, June 7, 2007, in his home. He was 74.
Mr. Turkington was born in Easton, son of the late Rev. Thomas J. and Juanita K. Young Turkington.
He was a 1952 graduate of Caroline High School, Denton.
Mr. Turkington was the owner and operator of the Harry A. Turkington Contractor and Builder Co., Denton.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a member of St. Luke"s United Methodist Church. An active member of St. Luke"s, he served as Sunday school superintendent and sang in the choir. He had also built the chapel and hospitality room in the church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas J. Turkington Jr.; and his twin sister, Jean Turkington.
He is survived by his wife, Mary K. Turkington of Denton; two daughters, Kathleen E. Todd and her husband, Roger of Newark, Del. and Patricia T. McPeake and her husband, David of Wilmore, Ky.; a sister, Emma Shehan of Salisbury; two brothers, William David Turkington and his wife, Hazel of Fruitland and Robert Paul Turkington and his wife, Ginny of Trappe; six grandchildren, Dallas Lister, Robbie Lister, Steven Todd, Laura Todd, Lisa Todd and Philip Todd; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan Lister and Teagen Lister.
Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday in St. Luke"s United Methodist Church, Fifth and Franklin Street, Denton.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, in the church.
Burial will be in the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans" Cemetery, Hurlock.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Caroline Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 362, Denton, MD 21629.
