Jackson County MsArchives Obituaries.....Turner, William Thomas January 6, 2010
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Patricia Creel Kendrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00018.html#0004458 January 23, 2010, 12:46 pm

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William Thomas Turner, 63, of Gautier, MS died January 6, 2010, in Ocean 
Springs, MS. A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Albert W.
Turner of Polk Co., and Ruth Greene Rose of Baltimore, MD. He was also
predeceased in death by a sister, Kay Yingling and brother, Jack Turner, both of
Baltimore, MD.

Mr. Turner served 9 years in the U.S. Army and was a highly decorated Viet 
Nam Veteran. 

He remained politically active with veterans' affairs throughout his life and
was instrumental in the establishment and design of the Viet Nam War Memorial in
Washington, DC.

Memorial services will be held at the Biloxi National Cemetery followed 
immediately by a graveside service with full military honors.

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