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Turnbull Funeral Homes Staff  | | John Turnbull | Funeral Director & Owner
| John David Turnbull was born in Monmouth, the son of David and Ruth Buchholz Turnbull, he was reared and educated in the local schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. After high school he attended his first years of College at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. As a junior he transferred to the Mortuary Program offered by the University of Minnesota and completed his Bachelor's degree in Mortuary Science in March of 1972. At this juncture, he returned to begin his apprenticeship at the family firm in Monmouth, under the tutelage of his father, David Turnbull.John married Denise Pierce of Monmouth, and has a son Zachary and a daughter Natalie.
John has been with the firm for 35 years as an apprentice, a funeral director, a business partner with his father, an owner, to the employer of his father, and finally as the proprietor of the firm.
Other than his college years, he has spent the majority of his life in the Monmouth Community and has served in a variety of positions in his church, the Chamber of Commerce, the YMCA, the Warren County Prime Beef Festival, and the Monmouth Rotary Club. John is currently on the Warren County Board and the Warren County Public Health board. John enjoys good field work and English Setters, a good daily swim workout at the Y, skiing whenever possible, spending time at the river, playing piano, good piping, and his Scottish heritage.
| | 309-734-2131 | | Turnbulls@Frontiernet.net |
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 | | Trevor Davies | Funeral Director & Embalmer
| Trevor Jon Davies was born in Monmouth, and is the son of Rod and Diane Minor Davies. He was reared and educated in Monmouth where he attended local schools and graduated from Monmouth High School. After High School, Trevor attended Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois for three years, and earned an Associates of Science Degree. Having always had an interest in funeral service since childhood, Trevor then began his studies at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, Illinois. While in Mortuary School Trevor lived and worked at Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory in Barrington, IL throughout his course of study to his graduation in March of 2007. He then continued into his apprenticeship with Davenports until August of 2007. He is a member of the Monmouth Rotary Club. He is a long time member of First United Methodist Church in Monmouth. Trevor also serves on the Board of Directors for the Warren County Prime Beef Festival. In his spare time, Trevor enjoys spending time with his wife Edith and their two sons Carson & Parker, going for drives in the 1969 Ford Mustang that he and his father own, likes to fly, and enjoys playing golf. He also enjoys playing the piano.
| | 734-2131 | | TrevorDavies@Frontiernet.net |
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Part-time Staff
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BACK ROW (left to right) Carol Heflin, Richard "Shorty" Evens, Jim Brown,
Jon Graham, Leroy Davis, and Fred Stanton.
FRONT ROW: Penny Vaughn, Bette Vance
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