G. Henry Turrell Jr.

P. Dean Homer Funeral Home J. Jeffrey Homer, Supervisor 1 Grovedale Lane Wyalusing, Pennsylvania 18853 Tel 570 746-1444 Fax 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net OBITUARY G. Henry Turrell Jr., age 95, well known Wyalusing resident passed away on Thursday, February 02, 2012 at the Wyalusing Personal Care Home, in Wyalusing, PA. Henry was born December 25, 1916, in Wilkes Barre, PA son of the late George Henry & Margaret Clark Turrell Sr. He graduated from Wyoming Seminary in the class of 1934, and then went on to Cornell University for engineering. He married the former Ellen E. Murphy of Wyalusing in the fall of 1967, she predeceased him in 2004. Henry assumed responsibility for running his family’s dairy farm in Sugar Run after the passing of his father. He took great pride in the fact that his herd was made up of registered Holsteins. He was very active in the Republican Party, supporting candidates at the local, state, and national levels. Henry was a member and a deacon at the Kingston Presbyterian Church, Kingston, PA then transferring to the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church after getting married. He was a life member of the Pennsylvania Society, served as the Bradford County Republican Committee Person representing Wyalusing Borough, a member of the Westmoreland Club, a member of the Guthrie Health Care System Board of Trustees, and the Dairyman’s League. He was a founding member of the Wyalusing Municipal Authority, and a past director of Peoples State Bank. Henry was a 60 year member of the Kingston Lodge #395 F.&A.M., and a 50 year past master having served in 1961, a member of Shekinah Royal Arch Chapter #182, Wilkes Barre, PA, a member of Dieu Le Veut Commandery #45 Knights Templar, Wilkes Barre, PA. He was also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 32nd Degree, Valley of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg, and Irem Temple Shrine, Dallas, PA. Surviving: Nephew: Richard H. Turrell Jr. Hillsborough, NJ David Turrell Tequesta, FL Caregivers: Chris Turrell Tunkhannock, PA Richard Robinson New Albany, PA Several cousins. He was predeceased by three brothers; R. Clark Turrell in 1937, Richard Turrell in 2007, and Edwin (Ted) Turrell in 2008. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 11th at 9:00 AM at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA with the Rev. Dr. Barry R. Ballard, pastor of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, PA. Friends may call on Friday, February 10, 2011, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family will provide the flowers and direct memorials to the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church, PO Box 25, Wyalusing, PA 18853. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of G. Henry Turrell Jr., please visit our flower store.