Age 91, Lawton - Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Paradise Valley Baptist Church with Rev. Donny Crittendon, Pastor, officiating. Stella Marie Turnbull went home to her Heavenly Father on May 10, 2009. Burial will be in the Paradise Valley Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home. She was born September 22, 1917 in Cyril, Oklahoma, to Dempsey W. and Henrietta Elizabeth (Rettie) Smith, she was the fourth of seven children. She married John Turnbull on June 7, 1941 in Lawton. For many years, they were co-owners of Turnbull Bros. Grocery at Porter Hill, OK, north of Lawton, until their retirement, at which time they moved one mile west of Porter Hill. Her husband preceded her in death on August 12, 1990. She was lovingly known as the "Bird Lady". She had worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator during World War II and later became a licensed cosmetologist. An avid fisherman, Stella especially enjoyed fishing for trout in the streams around her cabin in Colorado. She was an active member of Paradise Valley Baptist Church, the Edge Water park Home maker Club until her age and health prevented her from attending. For the past several years she has been a resident at Cedar Crest Manor in Lawton. She is survived by an aunt, Lorene Robinson, Lawton; sisters-in-law, Sylvia Smith of Lawton; Faye Smith of Mead, OK; Nieces and spouses, Nancy and Carl Stockard of Thackerville, OK; LaCreta and Joe Catletti of Wichita Falls, TX; Tracy and Sam Watts of Fort Towson, OK; Janet Day of Fort Worth, TX; Norma Day of Healdton, OK; nephews and spouses,; Johnny and Suzanne Vaughn of Brackettville TX; Don Turnbull of Euless, TX; Jack and Marylou Grant Lawton OK; Arvilla Atkins, Moses Lake, WA; Lynn and Claudia Smith Elgin OK; Danny and Debbie Smith of Mead, OK; Lyndol and Linda Day of Woodbine, NJ; Ronnie and Phyllis Day of Woodbine, NJ.; Robert Gannon Lawton, OK. She is also survived by a very special couple who she loved very much, Jerry and Jeanette Brown of the Stony Point area west of Porter Hill; many great nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends. Stella was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ora Spears and Clara Day, both of Lawton; and Hilda Turnbull of Porter Hill; brothers, Homer Smith, Dow Smith and Harold Smith, all of Lawton;. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paradise Valley Baptist Church, 4974 NW Meers Porter Hill Road, Lawton OK 73507.