Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Turner, George 1936
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 19 Dec 1936

Mr. and Mrs. George Turner, of Wilmette, Ill., Lived in Ionia – Mrs. Turner Came
from a prominent Ionia Family.

Two former Ionia people were instantly killed at Kalamazoo Friday night when an
eastbound train struck their automobile at a crossing four miles west of
Kalamazoo.  The dead are George Turner, 54, and Mrs. Turner, 53, of Wilmette,
Illinois.  Both formerly were residents of Ionia.

Turner was a senior partner in the firm of Turner & Saunders of Chicago.  Both
were dead when the train crew reached the car wreckage.  The car was being
driven toward Kalamazoo.

Coroner R. G. Cook of Kalamazoo declared he believed Mrs. Turner was driving the
car because a woman’s shoe was found locked in the pedals and floor boards of
the car.  The bodies were taken to Kalamazoo.

Mr. Turner as a young man lived in Ionia and went from here to war service. 
Mrs. Turner was Miss Nina Pennell whose mother was a member of the Kelsey
family, one of the most prominent in Ionia county.

George Turner service in the world war and when it was over they lived for a
short time in Boston, Mass.  From there Mr. and Mrs. Turner moved to Wilmette,
Illinois, where he owned and operated at the time of his death, a wholesale
store which dealt in china.

Mr. Turner’s parents were former residents of Ionia and lived on Lafayette
street.  His father had a novelty store on Main street, located where the
Frank’s store is.

Mrs. Turner’s mother was Mrs. Lillian Kelsey of Grand Rapids, daughter of E.P.
Kelsey, who formerly owned the farm now the Ed Townsend farm.  Mrs. Lillian
Kelsey died several months ago in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Turner are survived by one son, 14 years old, and his mother, who
lived with them.


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