Maypearl -- Corynne Elaine Turnpaugh, 61, a loving sister, passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008.

Funeral:  Greenwood Chapel. The Rev. Ron Nolen officiating. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park.

Corynne, the oldest child of Ethel Badger Turnpaugh and Walter Scott Turnpaugh and big sister to Gerald Turnpaugh, was born in Fort Worth on April 15, 1947. Corynne was a courageous cancer survivor. In her late 50s, she returned to school and proudly received her paralegal certification.

She was an accomplished accordion and guitar player. She was blessed with a beautiful voice, she sang at various venues. Corynne loved gardening and possessed great carpentry skills. While small in stature, she had a heart as big as the state she loved, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Ethel Turnpaugh.

Survivors: Her loving brother, Gerald; cousins, Jean Turnpaugh of Fort Worth, Harry Allen Turnpaugh and wife, Laurie, of Lake Whitney, Kim Turnpaugh Anderson and her husband, Larry, Jo Ann Turnpaugh Lam and her husband, Alan, of California, Leisa Busbea of Arlington, James Thompson and his wife, Kim, of Gun Barrel City, Bryan Turnpaugh of Fort Worth; her godchild, Becky Farris and her husband, Kirk, and children, Trevor, Trenton and Kenley; many loving and dear friends