Obituary of William L. ‘Bill’ Terpening

Services for William L. 'Bill' Terpening, Sr., will be held at a late date under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. He died Thursday, October 21, 2010, in Whitehouse. He was born January 17, 1925, in Artesia, New Mexico to the late Ralph Lucas Terpening and Hester Schneider Terpening. Mr. Terpening was a former resident of Brownwood and had been a resident of Troup for the past 10 years. He was a retired hospital engineer and attended the Troup Church of Christ. Survivors include sons, George Ralph Terpening, Seattle, Washington and William L. 'Bill' Terpening, Jr., Albuquerque, New Mexico; two daughters; former wife, Mary Sahd, Troup; stepsons, Mark Stark, Pensacola, Florida, Nathan Stark, Troup and James Ray Stark, Arp; and other relatives and friends. The family would like to express special thanks for the caregivers at Oak Brook Health Care Center, Whitehouse.