Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries..... Turner, James H. Jr., 2000 

************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

JAMES HENRY TURNER JR. 

  James Henry Turner Jr., 75, died Nov. 17, 2000, in Southampton Memorial 
Hospital. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a son of the late James Henry and 
Cora Scott Turner and the husband of the late Elizabeth Wade Turner.  An Army 
veteran of World War II and Korea, he was retired from the Sheet Finishing 
Department of Union Camp Corp.  He was a member of Franklin Baptist Church. 

  Survivors include three sons, Ronald W. "Butch" Turner and his wife, Vickie, 
of Franklin, Stephen B. Turner of Richmond and Bruce W. Turner and his wife, 
Lisa, of Sedley; a sister, Dorothy T. Cobb of Courtland; a brother, H.M. 
"Minnie" Turner and his sister, Mary Nell, of Courtland; three granddaughters, 
Stephanie Smith of Grafton, Va., and Kimberly L. Turner and Kandi L. Turner, 
both of Franklin; a stepgrandson, Billy Nixon; several nieces and nephews and 
special friends, Charlie Lupton, Billy Williams, Phillip Darden and J.D. Vann. 
He was predeceased by three sisters, Helen Mae Turner, Eleanor T. Hatch and 
Mae Dunlow Jones. 

  A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home with 
the Rev. Dr. Roy DeBrand officiating.  Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, 
Courtland.  The family will receive friends today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the 
funeral home and suggests that memorials be made to Franklin Volunteer Fire 
and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 179, Franklin, VA 23851. 


James Henry TURNER, Jr., retired from Union Camp, 
Army veteran of WW-II & Korea, 
b. 4 Jan 1925, Isle of Wight Co., d. 17 Nov 2000, Franklin, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Sect. I, Plot 60A*), Courtland, 20 Nov 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Nov. 19, 2000, B7 

*Buried with his in-laws. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

His parents are buried in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, near Carrsville. 
   Beaver Dam list (BD-73), an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," June 15, 1967, p. 6) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t656j9ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Apr. 27, 1970) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/t656c3ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/t656j15o.txt