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Collection Overview
Abstract
This collection documents burials conducted by the Turpin Funeral Home in Richmond, KY. It also documents insurance claims and paperwork for veterans.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
These papers include account ledgers, burial records, death verification, insurance claims, and veterans status of individuals buried by Turpin Funeral Home. In some cases there are gaps in the records, but the burial records which include information for the obituary are complete from 1961 until 2005 when the funeral home closed.
Biographical Note
Turpin Funeral Home was founded in the 1890s by W.S. Oldham and was located on the corner of Irvine and Second Street. In 1929 Jack Turpin became a co-owner and the name became Oldham, Maupin and Turpin. Jack Turpin bought Maupin's shares and the named became Oldham and Turpin. James S. Lackey bought Oldham's shares changing the name to Turpin and Lackey. Finally in 1939 Turpin bought out Lackey and the name was changed once more to Turpin Funeral Home.
In 1946 the business moved down the block where it remained until it closed in 2006. Jack Turpin's son Coleman became owner and operator in 1981, and he was joined by his daughter, Paula Turpin Bowman in 1998.
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Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Graves, Sharon
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- Box 7
- Barcode: 31234013929383
- Folder 1: Burial Records, 1995-1996
- Folder 2: Burial Records, 1997-1998
- Folder 3: Burial Records, 1999
- Folder 4: Burial Records, 2000-2001
- Folder 5: Burial Records, 2002-2003
- Folder 6: Burial Records, 2004-2005
- Folder 7: Date Books, 1944-1945
- Books have notes about deaths and funerals.
- Folder 8: Death Verification, A-C, 1964-1979
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