Milton Guy Turnipseed

Milton Guy Turnipseed, 76, departed this life (in his sleep) on Friday, December 18, 2020, at his home in Walburg, TX.

Milton was born to Roland Guy and Hazel Pauline (McCarver) Turnipseed on December 23, 1943, on a farm three miles west of Kosse, TX in Falls County.

Milton attended elementary school at Reagan, TX; graduated from Marlin High School in 1962, attended and graduated from Temple Jr. College, where he met and later married Peggy Krueger. 

Milton then attended and graduated from Baylor University with a Management degree in 1966. He moved to Houston, TX where he worked for Walgreens and M.D. Anderson Hospital. Milton moved to Austin in 1974, where he worked for the State Board of Controls and then Texas Rehabilitation Commission. After a brief retirement, Milton went to work for TIBH (now Work Quest), retiring permanently in 2013. 

Milton is survived by his wife of 56 years, Peggy Turnipseed; three children, Dennis (Sally) of Richmond, TX; Michelle Cole (Clayton) of Liberty Hill, TX; and David (Michelle) of Hutto, TX; nine grandchildren: Kelly, Austin (Kirsten), and Kate Turnipseed; Chelsea, Carly, and Cade Cole; Kyle, Makenna, and Kinsley Turnipseed; and a sister, Glenda Acklen of Kyle, TX. 

Milton was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Pauline Turnipseed; and two sisters, Francis Cassens and Imogene Burton.

Milton was a servant leader and elder at Zion Lutheran Church, Walburg, TX. 

Milton & Peggy Turnipseed Endowment Zion Cemetery Fund- Baby Graves

@ Legacy Deo @ Zion Lutheran Church

(formerly Lutheran Foundation of Texas) 6001 FM-1105

7900 US HWY 290E, Austin, TX 78724 Georgetown, TX 78626