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Martha Bell Turturice

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Lifelong member of United Christian Church

Martha Belle Turturice, 89, of California, died Sunday, March 2, 2014.

She was born Tuesday, September 2, 1924, in California, a daughter of the late Franklin and Mary Ellen Miller Whitehill.

Mrs. Turturice was a lifelong member of United Christian Church in California. She was also a member of Center in the Woods, where she assisted in the adult day care and the California Historical Society.

She served six years on the California Area School Board, and was a judge of elections for more than 30 years.

Deceased, in addition to her parents, are her husband, Dominic F. Turturice, in 1999; a son, Eugene Turturice, in infancy; a brother, Arthur V. Beatty; and her stepfather, Jesse V. Beatty.

Left to cherish her memory are sons Guy Turturice of California, Jesse V. Turturice and wife Brenda and Dean Turturice and wife Marsha, all of Rogers, Ohio; a sister, Mary E. Brown of Sun City, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; two nieces; and two nephews.

Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Mariscotti Funeral Home Inc., Anthony N. Mariscotti, supervisor, 323 Fourth Street, California. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, in United Christian Church, with the Rev. Jana Quinsenberry officiating. Everyone attending the funeral is asked to meet at the church. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery, California.

In lieu of flowers, at the request of the deceased, contributions may be made to United Christian Church, P.O. Box 429, California, PA 15419, or Center in the Woods, 130 Woodland Court, Brownsville, PA 15419.

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