Obit of Topinka, Fred William (t152) - Texas County, Oklahoma

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Fred William Topinka

FORGAN, Okla. - Fred William Topinka, 76, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Forgan United Methodist 
Church with Terry Fox officiating. Interment will be in the Forgan 
Cemetery under the direction of Clark Funeral Service of Beaver, Okla.

Mr. Topinka was born in Forgan and spent most of his life there. He served 
in World War II, spending 39 months in Company B-309th Engineer Combat 
Battalion attached to the 84th Infantry Division. He served in England, 
Holland, Belgium and Germany. He received three Bronze Stars and the 
Purple Heart, among other medals. After his discharge, he worked in 
Fairview.

He became a member of Forgan United Methodist Church in 1951. He served 
as president of Methodist Men, president of the Forgan Lions Club and for two 
years as Cub Master. He had 21 years of service with the Forgan Fire 
Department. He was an employee of MKT Railroad for 28 years. He started in 
the train service taking a job as depot agent in Turpin for 10 years and 
later as depot agent in Hooker, Okla. until the railroad abandoned. After 
that, he worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation until his 
retirement.

He married Ruth Fraim in 1950 in Clayton, N. M.

Survivors include his wife; two nieces; and five nephews.

Amarillo Globe-News 13 Feb 1999
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