More detail on this person: Wife notified Jose
Martinez of 7/17th Cav Association. Vernon Ray
Overturf January 22, 1947 - April 26, 2013
Obituary Funeral services for Mr. Vernon Ray
Overturf, age 66 of Cullman, will be held on
Monday, April 29, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the
Moss-Service Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will
follow at Shedd Cemetery. Moss-Service Funeral
Home of Cullman directing.
Mr. Overturf passed away on Friday, April 26, 2013
at his residence. He was born on January 22, 1947
in St. Louis Missouri to Vernon Edward and Georgia
Mae Schottmueller. Vernon joined the U.S. Army in
March of 1967, and became a helicopter pilot
around January of 1969. He received orders to
Vietnam, and flew combat missions until he was
shot down under enemy fire, and thus received the
Purple Heart. He was back flying ten days later,
then in 1971 was stationed back in California,
until he left active duty in Feb. 1972. Vernon
immediately joined the National Guard, and
continued flying until his retirement in 1989.
His is survived by his Wife: Valarie Anita
Overturf of Cullman, Al., Daughter: Katheryn
Overturf, Sister: Judy and John Campbell of
Birmingham, Al., Brother: Wayne and Judy Overturf
of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mother-In-Law: Viva
Johnson of Cullman, Al., Brothers and
Sisters-In-Law: Allan and Linda Johnson of
Cullman, Charlotte Mackin of Smokerise, Al., Tippi
and Tom Lawson of Huntsville, AL.
The family will receive friends for visitation on
Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:30
p.m. For more information or to leave a memory at
the on-line register book, go to
www.mossservicefh.com
Burial: Shedd Cemetery, Trimble, Alabama. Take
highway 222 to Trimble near Smith Lake. Turn right
at the four way stop at Whitlock's Store. Go ½
mile to Masonic Lodge on left. Turn left on road
immediately past lodge. Take first gravel road on
the right (looks like a driveway but goes to
cemetery). Road ends as a circle drive around
Shedd Cemetery.
Burial information: Shedd Cemetery, Trimble, AL
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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