Shirley Wheeler Bink Turnage

"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in." If she could be described in one word, it would be "kindness." She was a caring mother and loving wife and a longtime resident of Gonzales before moving to Pensacola, Fla., where she passed away at 1:32 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Homestead Village. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra L. Mann, of Folsom and Stephanie Collins and her husband, Lynn Wood, of Pensacola; son, George Kevin and his wife, Denice, of Gonzales; six grandchildren, Heather Ricca Wilson and her husband, Roman, Melanie Ricca Rath, William E. Terry, Steven E. Terry, Tia Wheeler Guillot and her husband, Harry, and Tara L. Wheeler; and six great-grandchildren, Courtney M. Wilson, Madison K. Wilson, Brenna E. Ebitz, Isabell S. Terry, Dain A. Christman and Maci M. Guillot. She was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Wheeler; her first husband, A.D. Turnage; and parents, William H. and Clara Coons Bink. A memorial gathering will be held at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, on Thursday, Dec. 15, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Interment will take place Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. in Hope Haven Garden of Memory Cemetery, Gonzales. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Covenant Hospice, 5907 Berryhill Road, Milton, FL 32570. To offer condolences to the family, please visit www.oursofh.com.