Florence Pittman Turlington

Florence Pittman Turlington, 89 of White Stone, Virginia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Floyd Spencer Turlington; her daughters Karen T. Langevin and husband Wayne, Janice T. Lindenberger and husband Paul, and Eleanor I. Shields; siblings Joyce Broadus, Faye George, and Frankie Pittman; grandchildren Warren Langevin and wife Kathleen, Dr. Jessica Langevin and husband Karl, Colin Langevin and wife Amanda, and Carmen Shields; great-grand daughters Josephine and Lila Langevin; nephews Wayne Broadus and Roger Headley, and nieces Patsy Kitching and Stacy Campbell; her step-grandchildren Eric Lindenberger and wife Kristy, Ashley Schneider and husband Nate added eight step-great-grandchildren, Jack, Adam, Lucy, Cody, Ethan, Jeremiah, Ruth, and Grace. She will be remembered by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and loved family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mattie T. and Ralph E. Pittman; in-laws Eleanor F. and Floyd S. Turlington, Sr. and sister Dorothy Headley.
Born April 16, 1936 in Lancaster County, Virginia, Florence graduated from White Stone High School and went on to graduate from St. Luke's Hospital of Richmond after which she pursued a career in nursing in multiple locations. She and Floyd eventually settled in York County, Virginia where they raised their daughters and Florence served in a variety of Public Health nursing positions in York and James City County, Virginia as well as a private practice. Her dedication to volunteer service included St. Luke's and White Stone United Methodist Churches, UMW of both congregations, WSMC United Women in Faith, and White Stone UMW Thrift Shop; as well as 4-H, Girl Scouts, and PTA organizations during her daughter's school years.
Upon retiring she returned with Floyd to White Stone to build their beautiful homesite on ancestral Rappahannock River property where she delighted in gardening the wooded acres adjacent to the "Old Lawson's English tract." A loving caregiver to her parents and family, Eleanor and Floyd Turlington (deceased), and her daughters, she was a loved grandmother who was always eager to craft and bake with the grandchildren. She will be remembered as a warm and welcoming hostess with a determined, resilient spirit and a commitment to home, family, and friends.
There will be a visitation on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock. Memorial Services will be held at the family's ancestral church, White Stone Methodist, 118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone, VA, on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 11:00 am with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts can be made to the WSMC Thrift Store Scholarship Funds or WSMC Memorial Garden Fund WSMC, P.O. Box 185, White Stone VA 22578.