(At Funeral Home) The Burbage Funeral Home 108 William Street Berlin, MD 21811
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First Baptist Church
5th and Montrose St.
Clermont, FL 34711
Obituary
Clermont, FL
Turner Sheppard McLaurin
Turner “Shepp” McLaurin, age 94, died at the Clermont Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clermont FL on January 5, 2012.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he was the son of the late Hugh T. and Annie Sheppard McLaurin. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Whitman Farlow McLaurin, a son Hugh McLaurin, of Westminster, MD, and daughters, Marianne Finnigan and her husband Tom of Brooksville, FL, and Laura Guajardo of Wilmington, DE. He was adored grandfather of seven grandchildren and six great-grand children. He is also survived by a brother Shelton McLaurin of Fern Park, FL, and a sister Joyce Gubbins of Lorton, VA. There are numerous nieces and nephews.
After receiving his Masters in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University, Mr. McLaurin served in the United States Army during the war. He gained rank of 2nd Lieutenant and began work in the Armed Security Forces, in charge of Engineering and Maintenance. After the National Security Agency was established, he continued to serve in the same capacity. He was appointed to higher and higher levels of responsibility in the Computer and Research and Development organizations as he mastered the new computer technology and its application to the ever growing responsibilities of NSA’s mission. He retired in 1973 after achieving Super Grade status. Upon retiring, he moved to his home in Ocean Pines, where his love for organ music moved him to build his own 3 level key board. Once built, he taught himself to play, and after becoming proficient, he played the organ and taught Sunday school at the First Baptist Church in Berlin. He and his wife moved to Florida in 1999, enjoying all the spring training baseball games, their new found friends, and their church, They enjoyed traveling and visited all 50 states.
A service will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Rev. Steven Hyde will officiate. Interment will be in Hurlock Veteran’s Cemetery on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM. A donation in his memory may be made to: Clermont First Baptist Church, 5th and Montrose, Clermont, FL 34711.