Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
5:29 pm Monday, March 23, 2015

Charles Howard Turbyfill

Charles Howard Turbyfill

March 21, 2015

Charles Howard Turbyfill, 79, of Russellville, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Helen Keller Hospital.

Mr. Turbyfill lived all his life in Franklin County and was a member and deacon at Rockwood Baptist Church.  He was retired from TVA, was a member of VFW and enjoyed blue grass music.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Alabama National Guard for 38 years.

The funeral service was Monday, March 23, 2015, at Rockwood Baptist Church with burial in Knights of Pythias Cemetery.  Officiating was Kris Green, Jerry Hester and Frank Billingham.  The family received friends at the church on Sunday, March 22.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Turbyfill.

Pallbearers were Harold Hargett, Doyle Taylor, Joe Keeton, Steve McGlaughn, Clyde Hargett and Thomas Fuller.

He was preceded in death by parents, Benjamin and Jessie Turbyfill; and son, Benjamin Turbyfill.

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