IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Billy Joe
Turpin
August 8, 1949 – December 30, 2022
Mr. Billy Joe Turpin, 73, of Bowman Highway, Hartwell, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at Landmark Hospital in Athens, GA.
Born on August 8, 1949 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Arnold Turpin and Irene McCollum Turpin Brown. Mr. Turpin was retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers as a contract inspector. He was also a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church and the American Legion Post #109. Billy Joe was a US Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War, and was a member of the 173 rd Airborne Brigade Association.
Survivors include his wife: Laura Carver Turpin of Hartwell; three daughters: Joey Holcomb (Brian) of Jacksonville, FL, Lisa Ricks of Hartwell, and Renee Maxwell of Hartwell; one sister: Callie Ann Smith of Hartwell; a sister-in-law: Margaret Turpin of Statham GA and eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive. Mr. Turpin was preceded in death by his parents and a brother: Leroy Turpin.
The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell. Other times the family will be at their respective homes.
Funeral services for Mr. Billy Joe Turpin will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell with Rev. Terry Meeks officiating. Burial will be at the Nancy Hart Memorial Park with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1543 Anderson Hwy, Hartwell, GA 30643.
The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements.
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