Biography of John T. Turner, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Paul V Isbell Date: 19 Nov 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** The history of John T. Turner Ice & Coal Co., established in Forrest City in 1940 by J. H. Turner & Sons, actually had its beginning in 1925 when J. H. Turner started selling ice and coal in Parkin. John T. Turner took over in 1944, when his father became ill. He was born in Whitehaven, Miss., Sept. 12, 1907, the son of Mrs. Annie Lillian (Hudgins) Turner and the late J. H. Turner, who passed away in Nov. 1946. Mr. Turner was educated in Tupelo, Miss. Military Institute and Tyler Commercial College. He worked in Marianna with several firms, until moving to Parkin in 1941, and then Forrest City four years later. The elder Mr. Turner planned to build a plant for each of his three sons. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Delta States Ice Assoc., and a former member of the Parkin Rotary Club. He has a daughter. SOURCE: HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher -Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas