Mr. Pless was born in Cortland, New York and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1988 coming from Ocala, FL.He was the owner/operator of Allied Van Lines and was a local security guard. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.Survivors include his wife, Jeannette Pless of Ft. Pierce, FL; children, Turrell Pless, Jr. of New York, Melinda Smith of Bath, NY, Marion E. Arrington of Summerville, FL, Michael L. Arrington of Newberry, FL, Joseph E. Arrington of Fort Pierce, FL, Carl J. Arrington of High Springs, FL, Carol Lee Abney of Alabama, and Donna Marie Smithson of Ft. Pierce, FL; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren.