Elbert "Turk" Layman Obituary (1947 - 2012)

Elbert "Turk" Layman, age 64 years, of Wymore died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center. He was born August 15, 1947 at Cannelton, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from October 6, 1966 to September 29, 1968. He married Alice Ames on January 17, 1970 at the Blue Springs United Methodist Church. He worked construction, was employed by Sack Lumber, and also worked for the city's sanitation service, all in Beatrice. They moved to Wymore from Beatrice five years ago. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, motorcycles, working on cars, and especially his family and his grandchildren. Turk is survived by his wife, Alice; two sons, Merel and his wife Christine of Fountain, Colorado; Rodney and his wife Michelle of Beatrice; two daughters, Rebecca Davidson and her husband Tom of O'Neill; and Dawn Baehr of Beatrice; by fourteen grandchildren, Dustin, Andrew, Thomas, Megan, Devon, Taylor, Zachary, Brittney, Chelsea, Adam, Alyssa, Mark, Jacob, and Breanna; by a great grandson, Landon; by two brothers, Tony Layman of Beatrice; and Cletus Layman and his wife Ilene of Three Oaks, Michigan; by a sister, Betty Layman of Beatrice; and by nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Henry and Edna Katherine (Bowman) Layman; by four brothers and two sisters. Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, 505 North Ninth Street, Wymore. Burial will be at the Blue Springs Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with his family receiving friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and then from 9 a.m.to 10 a.m. Thursday. Memorial to the American Cancer Society and AseraCare Hospice with the funeral home in charge. Sign Elbert's guest book online at www.ghchapel.com. Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.