Dovie Christine (Cargile) Turner, 85, of Wichita, died at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Della Jo and Albert Schaper, in Parsons.
Born October 6, 1923, in Hockerville, Oklahoma, to Otis B. and Georgia Elizabeth (Kee) Cargile, she was the second of eight children. She grew up and attended schools in southwest Missouri.
For several years, she lived in Granby, Missouri, before moving to Wichita where she lived 50 years. In 2007, she moved to Parsons to be near family.
She was a member of the Bible Holiness Church in Wichita. Music was a big part of her life. She began to play the guitar soon after her parents were saved when she was nine years old and played and sang specials for church services and revivals over the years. She sang a special with Della Jo and Albert in Parsons just weeks before going to sing around the throne in heaven. At family gatherings there was always a guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano music and singing of gospel songs.
Christine loved children, especially her own children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but all children were included. For over 28 years, she did babysitting for approximately 100 Wichita children, making sure they knew they were loved as she watched their first steps, heard their first words, and made sure they knew about Jesus.
Christine and Gene Willie Turner were married August 21, 1948, in Neosho, Missouri. He survives of the home.
Additional survivors include:
Two Daughters – Willa Jean Moore and husband, Mark Wichita, KS
Della Jo Schaper and husband, Albert Parsons, KS
Three Grandchildren – Kyle Schaper & his wife, Mandy Mound Valley, KS
Keith Schaper & his wife, Crystal Troy, MO
Bethany Tun & her husband, Dorian Ochelata, OK
Seven Great-Grandchildren – Abigail Schaper, Hailey Schaper, Kristyn Schaper; Rachel Schaper, Owen Schaper, Megan Schaper, Ava Schaper, and one on the way.
Two Brothers – Delvin Emmit Cargile & wife, Lois Port Angeles, WA
Willis Otis "Toby" Cargile Independence, KS
Two Sisters – Janie Odessa Turner & husband, Ray Independence, KS
Lola Elizabeth Green & husband, Jim Galesburg, KS
Two Sisters-in-law – Dorothy Cargile Independence, KS
Esta Lee Turner Diamond, MO
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Joe Eddie Cargile; and two sisters, Elsie Lorene Davolt and Nellie Jewel "Little Sissy" Cargile.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Bible Holiness Church in Independence, Kansas. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorials are suggested to the Independence Bible School. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Dovie Christine Turner, please visit our flower store.
Born October 6, 1923, in Hockerville, Oklahoma, to Otis B. and Georgia Elizabeth (Kee) Cargile, she was the second of eight children. She grew up and attended schools in southwest Missouri.
For several years, she lived in Granby, Missouri, before moving to Wichita where she lived 50 years. In 2007, she moved to Parsons to be near family.
She was a member of the Bible Holiness Church in Wichita. Music was a big part of her life. She began to play the guitar soon after her parents were saved when she was nine years old and played and sang specials for church services and revivals over the years. She sang a special with Della Jo and Albert in Parsons just weeks before going to sing around the throne in heaven. At family gatherings there was always a guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano music and singing of gospel songs.
Christine loved children, especially her own children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but all children were included. For over 28 years, she did babysitting for approximately 100 Wichita children, making sure they knew they were loved as she watched their first steps, heard their first words, and made sure they knew about Jesus.
Christine and Gene Willie Turner were married August 21, 1948, in Neosho, Missouri. He survives of the home.
Additional survivors include:
Two Daughters – Willa Jean Moore and husband, Mark Wichita, KS
Della Jo Schaper and husband, Albert Parsons, KS
Three Grandchildren – Kyle Schaper & his wife, Mandy Mound Valley, KS
Keith Schaper & his wife, Crystal Troy, MO
Bethany Tun & her husband, Dorian Ochelata, OK
Seven Great-Grandchildren – Abigail Schaper, Hailey Schaper, Kristyn Schaper; Rachel Schaper, Owen Schaper, Megan Schaper, Ava Schaper, and one on the way.
Two Brothers – Delvin Emmit Cargile & wife, Lois Port Angeles, WA
Willis Otis "Toby" Cargile Independence, KS
Two Sisters – Janie Odessa Turner & husband, Ray Independence, KS
Lola Elizabeth Green & husband, Jim Galesburg, KS
Two Sisters-in-law – Dorothy Cargile Independence, KS
Esta Lee Turner Diamond, MO
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Joe Eddie Cargile; and two sisters, Elsie Lorene Davolt and Nellie Jewel "Little Sissy" Cargile.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2009, at the Bible Holiness Church in Independence, Kansas. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Independence. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.
Memorials are suggested to the Independence Bible School. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Dovie Christine Turner, please visit our flower store.
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