Dewain Turner

Dewain Turner of Mildred, passed away on August 8th, 2009 after enduring a lengthy but bravely fought battle with Alzheimer's. He was born February 1st, 1934 in Post, Texas. He was the only child of Dessie and Arthur Turner. He grew up in Odessa, Texas. At the age of 16, he went in search of work on a ranch in Odessa. He was taken in by Mrs. Ratliff and her daughter Mary Ratliff-Hurt to work on the Ratliff Ranch and was shown great love. He lived in a bunk house and worked on the ranch and both ladies saw to it that he returned to high school. Dewain had taken a brief time out of school to work and support his mother who had been ill at the time. While attending Odessa High School, he met his sweetheart, Clidie Jo Brown, who was in the same 9th grade class. After graduating from Odessa High School, Dewain joined the Marines during the Korean War. He received the National Defense Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Korean Service Medal. After completing his call of duty to the Marines, he returned to Odessa where he promptly married Clidie Jo on August 21, 1955. They would have been married for 54 years in just a few days. Dewain and Clidie moved to Bryan, Texas where he worked and also attended Texas A&M University. Later they moved to Corsicana in 1960 and then to Mildred, Texas. They were blessed with two daughters. Dewain Turner was a member of the First Christian Church. He was a Master Mason and a Shriner. During his lifetime he worked as a Texas State Livestock Inspector, an owner and operator of Navtex Feed and Supply, ran a mail hauling business to Dallas, owner and operator of C&T Trucking where he spent many years driving his brown Peterbilt delivering pipe in the oilfield in Caldwell, Texas. However, his most beloved and best known choice of work was cowboying and breaking horses. After retiring from the oilfield, he returned to Mildred full-time where he was able to spend time with his sweetheart on a daily basis and go back to ranching. He loved the time he spent in the pastures with his horses, cattle and cow dogs. Many people know him best as a patient, helpful man who drove a flatbed brown 1972 Chevy loaded with his cow dogs. Anytime someone called and needed help he would go or if he saw someone who needed help on the side of the road he would stop. Up until just a few years ago, people were still calling for him to bring his dogs to go after that ornery cow they had that was hiding in the brush. Dewain Turner was not only a dedicated husband, but a truly special dad. He spent many hours with his girls teaching them to ride horses,care for livestock properly and lead by example on how to treat people by using gentle words and listening to what they have to say. Most importantly, he showed his girls, how to always count on God through life's journey. Even as young girls helping him pen cows, he never ever hollered at his daughters even when the cows would get away a couple of times. He was a wise man and could think through anything and he never ever rushed and put himself first. He felt truly blessed to have two wonderful sons-in-law and thought of them as sons and was so very proud to be a grandfather to four grandchildren. He will be truly missed. He accepted the path that was ahead for him because he knew God was with him and it was just the way it was going to be. His only concern was for his family that he loved. The Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him. Psalms 32:10 Visitation will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana, Texas from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The service will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 am at the Griffin-Roughton Chapel. Burial will follow at the Providence Cemetery in Mildred, Texas Dewain Turner is survived by his loving wife, Clidie Jo Turner, two daughters and sons-in-law, Lela Mary (Turner) Weber and Tim Weber of Harlingen, Sarah Jane (Turner) Broaddus and Rex Broaddus of Caldwell. Grandchildren are Matthew Weber, Catherine Weber, Derek Broaddus and Blake Broaddus. Pallbearers will be Tim Weber, Rex Broaddus, Derek Broaddus, Matthew Weber, Blake Broaddus and A.C. Crawford. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Chandler, Dr. Ray Carroll, Dr. J.D. Carroll, Rudy Carroll, Dr. John Harper and Clayton Smith In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Fl. 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601-7633

Dewain Turner

February 1, 1934 - August 8, 2009