Since 1884, Turnbull Funeral Homes has served the local area with traditional family funeral and visitation services. On July 1, 2025, Owner John Turnbull will be retiring from active funeral services and shares what is on the horizon for Turnbull Funeral Homes:
“When I started in this business with my father, we did funerals and visitations and gatherings almost all the time, now that has totally changed in the customs and society. I guess at 75, I have been a first responder for over 50 years, its’ now time for me to slow down a little bit. My family has done this for over 140 years. In Biggsville I have the Heritage Museum. My plan is to move the museum into Monmouth, and I will be the manager, the operator, of the Turnbull Heritage Museum. It will let me go places and see my family and have a little more time for myself. The other thing that is happening is I built a funeral home in Oquawka in memory of my father, David, since 1991. That is going to remain a funeral home. My friend Mark Thomas, from Watson-Thomas in Galesburg, is buying that facility from me and he is going to be the management, and I will work for him.”
John is the fourth generation of the Turnbull family to operate Turnbull Funeral Homes.
