Willis Turnipseed Obituary (1946

Willis Benjamin Turnipseed, 67, of Frederick, MD, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Willis was born in East Baltimore, MD, and was the eldest son of Willis and Alice Poyner Turnipseed. He leaves to cherish his memory: three sons, William and Gordon Turnipseed (Oklahoma City, OK) and Willis B. Turnipseed Jr. (Baltimore, MD); two devoted brothers, Carl (Joyce) Turnipseed (Suffern, NY) and Norris (Arlene) Turnipseed (Owings Mills, MD); three nieces, Danielle Turnipseed (Silver Spring, MD), Kimberly Turnipseed (Tampa, FL), and Eboni Lakesha Jones (Baltimore, MD); the Barnes, Pinnock, and the St. James A.M.E. Church families; and a host of other relatives and friends. There will be a public viewing on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gary L. Rollins Funeral Home, 110 W. South Street, Frederick, MD. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, beginning with the family hour at 10 a.m. and the funeral service at 11 a.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 101 West All Saints Street, Frederick, MD. Rev. C Michele Langston will officiate. Internment at Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.