Alton Crowe Turpin, age 83 of Lebanon, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown.

He was born February 15, 1933 in Bradfordsville. He was a retired Insurance and Real Estate Broker with Ackie George Realty and former operator of the old Turpin Furniture and Appliance Company in Lebanon. He was a Korean Era veteran of the U.S. Army, a 32nd degree Mason, past president of the Lebanon Optimist Club and a member of Lebanon Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jean Rodgers Turpin; his parents, Altha Clinton and Nora Averitt Devers Turpin; one sister, Maxine Yowell; three brothers, Melvin, Don and Talamage Turpin.

Survivors include two daughters, Karen Russell (Bob) of Lebanon and Kathy Williams (Jeff) of Campbellsville; four grandchildren, Tiffany Turpin, Haley Dile, Johnathon Turpin and Alic Williams; one great-grandson, Ronnie "R.J." Jewell; A special friend, Jessie Mattingly.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto. Bro. Alvin Wren will officiate. Interment will follow in the Old Liberty Cemetery in Bradfordsville where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation is 3-8 PM Monday at Mattingly Funeral Home.

Pallbearers are Randy Turpin, Tommy Farris, Tom Farris, Johnathon Turpin, Jerry Dixon and Justin Immerso. Honorary Pallbearers are his grandchildren.