Pike-Lamar-Bibb County GaArchives Obituaries.....Turner, C.M. September 1904
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The Barnesville News-Gazette, Barnesville, Ga., Thursday, September 22, 1904
Col. Turner’s Death

In the death of Col. C.M. Turner, in Macon last week, the state lost one of its 
ablest lawyers and purest and best men. He was well known in Barnesville and 
his death caused much sorrow here among his relatives and friends.

Col. Turner was born in Barnesville, Ga., May 1, 1849, Attended the Hillyer 
school of Forsyth, Ga., during his youth, and from there went to the University 
of Georgia during the years of 1869 and 1870. For one year he taught school at 
Lithonia, Ga., and then formed a partnership in law with Tom Cabiness of 
Forsyth. He afterwards became a member of the law firm of Berner and Turner, 
which for a long time held an enviable reputation throughout middle Georgia. 
For a short time during the year 1887 he was pastor of the Baptist church of 
Quitman, Ga.

Coming to Macon in 1888, Mr. Turner began practicing law with Mr. W.B. 
Willingham, now of Atlanta. In 1890 he became a member of the firm of Hardeman, 
Davis & Turner, and he remained a member of that successful firm til it was 
dissolved at the beginning of this year, when he became Mr. Davis’ partner in 
the firm of Davis and Turner.

In 1871 Mr. Turner was married to Miss Mattie Asbury, the daughter of Professor 
Asbury, of Forsyth, Ga., who was at that time the president of Monroe college. 
Mr. Turner is survived by his wife and two daughters, Misses Mattie T. and Lou 
Reid Turner.

When Mr. Turner carried his first case to the supreme court of Georgia in 
Atlanta Judge Bleckley, in commenting on a certain action of Mr. Turner’s where 
the attorney for the plaintiff frankly conceded a point in question to his 
opponents, paid one of the highest tributes ever paid to a Georgia lawyer. He 
said in part: “To yield a false position as soon as it is discovered to be 
false argues true professional manhood. Nothing but truth, or what is believed 
to be true, is worthy to be championed by a lawyer.”

(Transcribed 3/26/05 Lynn Cunningham)

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