Rosemary Dees Turnbull
February 8, 1925 - March 4, 2010

Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa, TX 79762 Map to Funeral Home Funeral Service Sunset Memorial Chapel 6801 E. Business 20 Odessa ,  TX 79762 3/8/2010 at 11:00 AM Map to Funeral Home Lovington Cemetery Lovington, NM 88260

Rosemary Turnbull, 85, of San Angelo died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at a care facility in Grapevine, Texas. Mrs. Turnbull was born February 8, 1925 in Fort Stockton, Texas to Rosalie Everts and Charley E. Dees. She was reared and educated in Fort Stockton, attended Jolly Beauty School in San Angelo. She worked as a beautician in Fort Stockton. Rosemary met J. R. “Rex” Turnbull in Fort Stockton; they were married there on August 21, 1945. The Turnbull’s lived in several oil field communities, Post, Texas, Oklahoma, Seminole, Texas, Lovington, New Mexico prior to moving to Tatum, New Mexico in 1954. They returned to Lovington in 1969. Mr. Turnbull died in Lovington in 1980 and Rosemary moved to San Angelo.
Mrs. Turnbull was a much tailored lady.
Preceeded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, and four sisters.
Survivors include her children, Sharon Gilliam and husband Jeff of Grapevine, Texas; Trudy Griffith and husband Les, Greg Turnbull and wife Linda of Odessa. Sisters, Trudy Barker of San Angelo and Dottie Neiman of Waxahachie. Grandchildren; Selicia, Glenys, Leslie, Dawn, Jerry, Tye, and Cindy. Fourteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, March 8, 2009 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Hood officiating. Burial will be 2:30 PM MST at Lovington Cemetery in Lovington, New Mexico.