Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Turner, James R., 1938 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JAMES RAY TURNER Funeral services for James Ray Turner, 20 month old son of James Clifton who died at the Buxton Hospital Saturday morning were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the grave in Mill Swamp Cemetery. Rev. L.F. Paulette the officiating minister, read a scripture from the Bible after which a beautiful prayer was rendered. Active pallbearers were Wilson and Thomas Bell, S.H. Crumpler and Rob Faison. Members of the family served as honorary pallbearers. The casket was covered with a spray of pink gladiolas and white dahlias and there were numerous other floral tributes. Besides his father he is survived by two sisters, Wilma Elizabeth and Margaret Edwards and one brother, Joseph Clifton Turner. James Ray TURNER, son of James C. & Margaret E. (BARLOW) TURNER, b. 13 Sep 1936, Smithfield, d. 23 Jul 1938, Newport News, interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 24 Jul 1938, "The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 19, No. 18, July 28, 1938 Additional information: *His parents are buried there also. Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial, #104428617. Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. (#15327 {N.N. #327}). His mother d. 28 May 1938, in Princess Anne Co. - her D.Cert. (#12398 {Kempsville #31}) gives Mrs. James Clifton Turner {not Margaret Eliz.}. Her obit ("Smithfield Times," June 2, 1938) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t656m9ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Carolyn Keen (VAHistoricHouses@aol.com) & Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t656j8ob.txt