Rev. Thornton Harding Turpin, 90, of Radford, passed away Friday, December 10, 2010 in Elizabethton, TN. He was a member of the East Radford Church of God, the Ministerial Association and Radford VFW Post #776. He was retired from Lynchburg Foundry with 30 years of service, a Church of God minister for many years and was a WWII veteran. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Ruth Andrews Turpin of Radford; son and daughter-in-law David and Pamela Turpin of Elizabethton, TN; two sisters, Retta Montgomery of Dublin and Louise Quesenberry of Leesburg; sister-in-law Goldie Turpin of Radford; grandchildren, Ashley Lafon and her husband Greg and Lora M. Turpin, all of Elizabethton, TN; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 13, 2010 at 1 pm at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford with Rev. James Walker and Rev. Wayne Poston officiating. Interment will follow in the West View Cemetery in Radford where members of VFW Post #776 will conduct military graveside rites. The family will receive friends from 11 am until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. The Turpin family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.