Isle of Wight-Greensville County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Turner, John H., 1951 

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JOHN HARDY TURNER

   John Hardy Turner, 73, a well-known resident of Windsor, died suddenly 
Saturday night, May 5, following a heart attack at the home in Windsor of his 
daughter, Mrs. James A. Whitley.

   He was a member of the St. Andrews Methodist Church in Greensville County, 
where he served for many years.

   Surviving his are two daughters, Mrs. James A. Whitley of Windsor and Mrs. 
Corbitt Nurney of Smithfield; two sons, Edward D. Turner of Smithfield and John 
W. Turner of Portsmouth; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two 
sisters, Mrs. L.L. Hedgepeth of Windsor and Lucy Rowell of Emporia; and three 
brothers, Ben and Willie turner of Emporia and David Turner of Windsor.

   Funeral services were held at the graveside in Windsor Cemetery on Monday 
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, with Rev. R.H. Shapland, pastor of the Windsor 
Methodist Church, and Rev. B.A. Riddle, pastor of the Windsor Baptist Church, 
officiating.

   Active pallbearers were Raby Hedgepeth, William D. Rowell, W.E. Stagg, 
Charles E. Turner, Wallace E. Turner, Emmett M. Whitley, Henry J. Whitley and 
John H. Whitley.


John Hardy TURNER, retired lumberman, 
b. 11 Jan 1879, Greensville Co., d. 5 May 1951, at home, Windsor, 
interred in Windsor Cemetery*, 7 May 1951, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 26, No. 29, Fri., May 11, 1951, p. 13 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Photos of his gravestone & family marker - added by Carrie Bland - 
   and one of John & Mollie - added by William Rowell - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #82335318. 

No D.Cert. found. 

His wife's obits ("Tidewater News" & "Smithfield Times," Feb. 1951) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t656m3ob.txt 

His parents, Edward Person & Lucy Gary (DARDEN) TURNER, are buried in Saint 
   Andrew's Church Cemetery, Greensville Co. 

His father (1844 - 1910) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. G, 3rd VA Infantry. 


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