Truman L. Gilpin

Sorrells Funeral Home of Enterprise

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334-347-9598
Date: Oct 24 2011 4:33 PM

Sorrells Funeral Home

4550 Boll Weevil Circle

Enterprise, Alabama 36330

(334) 347-9598

            Mr. Truman L. Gilpin of Daleville, AL passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Medical Center Enterprise.  He was 73.

            Funeral services will be at 10 am Thursday, October 27 at Sorrells Funeral Home.  Burial with full military honors will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6 until 8 pm.

            Mr. Gilpin was born March 10, 1938 in Bluefield, WV to the late Howard W. and Maude E. Hawkins Gilpin.  He was retired from the US Army, having served two tours in Vietnam.  He was awarded the Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Vietnam Service and Campaign Medal.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Justin Lee Gilpin.

            Survivors include 4 daughters:  Mechelle L. Stauffer (James), Maryland, Carol A. McMahan (Tim), Kentucky, Anita S. Terry (Adrian), Brundidge, AL, Deborah J. Gilpin-McKay (Kevin), Hawaii; 1 son, James L. Gilpin (Jodi), Opp, AL; 1 sister, Reathel M. Drew, Enterprise, AL; 1 brother, William Eugene Gilpin (Nancy), West Virginia; 6 grandchildren: Jessica, Amanda and Timmy McMahan, Derek and Alissa Atwell, and Jaymelynn Stauffer; several nieces and nephews.

            To sign a guest register, please visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com

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