The Passing of Mrs. Turnipseed has me feeling so sad. My mom and dad and the Turnipseeds lived out their last years at the Air Force Village One in San Antonio. I've know the Turnipseeds all my life but really got to know who they were when I would visit with my mom and dad at AFV-I. Col. Turnipseed was a teriffic guy and he would always greet me with "Hey doll, how's the old man?" Zee was so sweet and didn't complain about anything and man could she grow plants! Her Christmas cactus was the envy of the whole complex and the last time I saw it it was about 3 feet wide (well that might be an exaggeration but it was huge and beautiful). Zee and my mom were great friends and partners in crime... I got to know several of their group of friends who lived there at AFV-I over the 10 years my parents lived there and even met the parents of a life long friend of mine who had coincidentally moved there after my parents did. Zee is the last of their group of close friends. Zee even took over the exercise class that my dad lead after his death. I will remember each of them fondly for the rest of my life. God Bless you Zee Turnipseed... You made a difference.
Zelema Turnipseed
September 19, 1918 - January 13, 2015Zelema Turnipseed, 96, of San Antonio, Texas died January 13, 2015 peacefully in her home with family and friends. Zee was born April 10, 1918 in Bangor, Alabama to Ernest and Hester (Smith) Rice. She graduated from Mt. Olive High School in Mt. Olive, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama. She was the chief telephone operator at Ft. McClellan, Alabama when she met her husband to be in 1941. They were married after the war in 1945 and spent more than 66 love filled years together. Very active in her church, Zee always took an interest in volunteering. From Girl Scouts and school to family services, her life was about serving other people and family, not herself. She and her husband helped start one of first fire departments on Lake Travis and led exercise classes up until a few months before her death. She loved gardening and working in her yard but her greatest pride and source of joy was always family. She taught us what love and caring should be about and her constant smile remains in the hearts of all the people her life touched. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann Haberle of Jacksonville, Texas and her husband David; son, Larry Turnipseed of Lakeway, Texas and his wife, Crystal; grandchildren, May Ann Burnett, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Fred Haberle, Waco, Texas, Joshua Stark, Pflugerville, Texas and Jared Turnipseed, Austin, Texas; great granddaughters, Evie Burnett, Dylan and Holly Haberle and brother, Harley Rice of Oneonta, Alabama and his wife, Sno. She is preceded in death by her devoted and loving Husband, Col Lawrence (Jack) L. Turnipseed, Jr. USAF (Ret); parents, three sisters and one brother. She loved the beauty of God's world around her and was able to grow things with such incredible ease. We know she would enjoy and appreciate your thoughtful gift of flowers but we also know her last wish would be to help other people, one more time. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project, National Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Protestant Chapel at Blue Skies of Texas East. May the road rise up to meet you and the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. Amen. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, Porter Loring Mortuary on McCullough Ave. A Graveside Service will take place at 9:00 am on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Blue Skies of Texas East Chapel.
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You may contact their children:
Carol Turnipseed Haberle - Class of '64 RHS
and her husband David Haberle
102 Grove Place (CR 4220)
Jacksonville, Tx 75766
Tele: (903) 586-0763
david@texasbasket.com
Larry Turnipseed and his wife Crystal
114 Calypso Drive
Austin, TX 78734
(512) 261-5251
