William Alfred Thurmond

William Alfred Thurmond, 82, passed away on October 11, 2011. Born March 14, 1929 at the El Paso Masonic Hospital to Loucile and Benton Thurmond, he was raised in Hatch, NM on the family farm. A graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico A&M, he was commissioned into the Army in 1950. A Lieutenant of the Second Armored Division, he was stationed most of his military service in Germany. Upon his return, he married Betty Neathery and attended the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. In 1956, he joined Burges, Scott, Raspberry, and Hulse Law Firm, later becoming a partner of Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger, and Thurmond. He was very proud at the end of his life to have had one job and one wife. He was married almost 59 years, had three children: W. Stafford Thurmond, Elizabeth Thurmond Bengtson, and Loucile Thurmond Kappas, and many loving grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Marin Funeral Home West. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made in the name of William A. Thurmond to the University of Texas at El Paso Endowment Fund. Services entrusted to Martin Funeral Home West, 128 N. Resler Dr., El Paso, TX 79912. www.MartinFuneralHomeWest.com