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Myrtle Beach Horace Whiteman Turbeville, age 71, of Prestwick Country Club, died Friday, January 26, 2007 at his home. Mr. Turbeville was born February 4, 1935 in Bennettsville, SC, a son of the late James Clyde and Doris Pond Turbeville. Mr. Turbeville was a 1955 graduate of Camden High School, attended Clemson University from 1955-1957, 1960 graduate from Newberry College with his bachelor's in Secondary Education, and received his Masters in Education from the University of SC in 1976. He was employed with Newberry College from 1960-1978, Head Baseball Coach from 1967-1978, Assistant Football Coach from 1960-1976, Winthrop University from 1978-1991, Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director. He was the first SC native to take two different teams to College World Series, NAIA College World Series Games: 1977 Newberry College and 1981 Winthrop College, 1981 team was runner-up for national championship in only its second year of existence, and he was the first SC native to win 500 baseball games. During Coach Turbeville's many years of coaching young men, he helped them to find their talents on the ballfield and in life. But more importantly, if you speak to those men today whose lives he has touched, they will say that the life lessons that he taught and the character he instilled in them those many years ago helped to shape their lives in many positive ways as husband, father and leaders of the community. He lived his life by his favorite motto; faith, family and friends. He said that they must be in that order. His coaching honors consists of; South Carolina Baseball Coach of the year: 1972 and 1980, Numerous Coach of the Year Honors, NAIA Hall of Fame, Newberry College Hall of Fame, Winthrop University Hall of Fame and York County Hall of Fame. Survivors include; his wife of 48 years, Kate Lee Turbeville, Three daughters and their husbands, Ron and Melissa Crocker of Myrtle Beach, Pryor and Allyson French of Rock Hill, Robbie and Cindy Baird of Myrtle Beach, Jerry Rose of Myrtle Beach, Mr. Turbeville leaves five grandchildren: Camilla and Carli Crocker. Olivia and Georgia Lee Rose and Zachary French, and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Clyde Turbeville, Jr. of Lake Greenwood and their children and families. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Monday, January 29, 2007 at Garden City Baptist Church with burial following in Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel from 5-7 P.M., January 28, 2007. Memorials may be made to Winthrop University Eagles Club, % Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, SC 29733. All former players are invited to be honorary pallbearers.

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Horace W. Turbeville

January 26, 2007