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Francis Caroline Turnbull
[The Evening Tribune 24 July 1990]
Francis Caroline Turnbull died at her River Road home Sunday, July 22, 1990, in her 90th year.
Born in Port Robinson on Nov. 5, 1900, Mrs Turnbull came to live in Welland in 1910, after a short stay in Lewiston, New York.
She was a distinguished artist, recognized throughout the province. Silk screen, oil, water color and black and white were among mediums used in her paintings.
Her most recent showing was at Rodman Hall in St Catharines last year.
Mrs Turnbull was a founding member of the Joan of Arc Chapter of the Independent Order of Daughters of the Empire, which received its charter in 1921.
She was awarded a life membership—the order’s highest honor—in December, 1989.
Mrs Turnbull was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church for more than 75 years, and was a past member of the Lookout Golf and Country Club.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert and Madge Heslop; her husband, Andrew, in 1967 and her brother, John Heslop.
She is survived by: daughter Mrs. Deborah Peddle of Toronto; two granddaughters, Mrs John Spence (Rachel), of Toronto, and Sarah Peddle of Los Angeles, California and two great-grandchildren, Miranda and Jacob Spence, both of Toronto.
The Turnbull family will receive friends today between 7-9 pm and Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Cudney Funeral Chapel, 241 West Main St., Welland.
The funeral service will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Thursday at 11 a.m., with Rev. James Goldsmith officiating.
Cremation will follow.
Should friends desire, contributions can be made to the proposed Frances Turnbull scholarship Fund, which will be administered by the Niagara District Art Association. An award will be presented annually to a deserving aspiring art student to further his or her artistic education.
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