A.J. Turman

TURMAN, Mr. A.J., 75, a resident of Lapine, died Friday, January 2, 2015 after a brief illness. Graveside services will be 11 am Monday, January 5, 2015 at Coolsprings Cemetery with Rev. Jay Samson officiating and Turner Funeral Home of Luverne directing. Mr. Turman was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Sexton Turman, and his parents, O.M. and Jewell Rhodes. Survivors include three stepsons, Mike (Reba) Sexton, Patrick (Donna) Johns, and Mark Johns (Michelle Miller); six grandchildren, Tara (Donnie) Frazier, Wesley Johns, Zane Sexton, Anna Johns, Erick Horne, and Dustin Horne; one great-granddaughter, Brookelyn Frazier; and a devoted caregiver, Peggy Rhodes. Active pallbearers are Patrick Johns, Mark Johns, Wesley Johns, John Taylor Thomas, Danny Earl Thomas, and Mike Sexton. Honorary pallbearers are Guy Frost, Bobby Moore, Ray Moore, Don Kisselburg, and Tyre Sexton. Family and friends will meet at the graveside at service time.