The daily sentinel., 1908-01-28
HIS AGED FATHER DIED
IN OLD KENTUCKY
Parent Of R. E. Turpin Was Ono of
the Largest Exporters Of Tobac-
co in the United States.

| Messages to the relatives in this
city and copies of the Louisville
Courier-Journal and Louisville
Times containing extended announce
ments OF the death of Alexander ].
Turpin, for many years one of the
leading citizens of Louisville, KY,
and the father of Richard e. Turpin
of this county, were received last
night.
Some weeks ago. Mr.. R. E. Tur-
pin, the son. and his wife left Grand
Junction for visit to their relatives
in Louisville. Consequently the son
was at the bedside of his father when
death came.
From an extended notice of the
death and sketch of the life Of the
deceased in the Courier-Journal of
Wednesday, January 20. the follow
| ing excerpts are taken:
Alexander ]. Turpin. one of the
best known tobacco dealers in Ken
lucky. died of pneumonia yesterday
morning at 1880 O'Clock at his coun-
try home near Okolona, In Jefferson
county. While out riding last Fri
day afternoon he contracted cold.
which hung on persistently, and sud
denly eliminated in pneumonia. The
disease developed with such rapidity
!
was surrounded by all of the men,
bers of his family with the excep-
ton of G.. Ernest Turpin of Green
vile. He had been unconscious since
Sunday afternoon.
1.-THE life of Mr.. Turpin was one
of the finest and most complete ex-
amples of a self-made man which
has been noted in years. He was
always successful. sturdy, honest.
conservative and true, and was ad-
mired by all who knew him.
| 'Mr. Turpin was born March 13,
1910, in Wayne county, KY, and was
the son of Alexander Turpin, who
came to this state from near Rich
mond. Va, and bought the Crab Or
chard Springs, which he conducted
for a number of years. Later the
father sold out and moved to Wayne
county. where Alexander J: Turpin
was born. Mr.. Turpin, however,
spent most of his boyhood life on his
fathers farm In Breckenridge coun-
ty near Hardinsburg where they lat
er moved
"Mr. Turpin operated tobacco re-
handling factories in Greenville, Ow-
ensboro and Louisville, and was one
of the largest exporters of the weed
in the state. Last year he rehan-
died 100000 pounds of tobacco in
Hancock. Daviess and Muhlenberg
counties for the American Society OF
Equity. Before moving to his coun-
try place near Okolona, where he
had been living for. the past three
years, Mr.. Turpin formerly resided
near Valley Station. Ky. He disposed
of all the land in that section of the
country to the Kosmosdale cement
plant, and was in n measure respon
sible for that concern locating in its
present place.
Besides being interested In con
siderable real estate, Mr.. Turpin wal
interested in a number of banks II
the city. including the Commercial
Bank & Trust Company and the
Bank of Commerce. He had made
several trips abroad to look after
his interests in the old country.
Besides his wife, three sons
G.. Ernest Turpin of Greenville. KY;
Richard Edgar Turpin, formerly city
editor of the Courier-Journal. anj
who now conducts a peach ranch al
Grand Junction, Colo; Lander Tur-
pin, who resides with his parents
and one daughter, Mrs. William w
Douglas. the wife of the sporting edi-
tor of the Courier-Journal-a sur
vive.'
The funeral took place Thursday
afternoon, January %. Interment
in Cave Hill cemetery, Louisville.
VI. I.