The following obituaries were received for Friday –
Rev. John Edward Turner – Springville
Rev. John Edward Turner, 84, of Springville, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at St. Vincent Dunn Hospital.
Born October 15, 1927 in Lawrence County, he was the son of Oscar and Martha (Benge) Turner. He married Sharon Bundy on November 5, 1955 and she survives. He retired from Indiana Limestone Company in 1989 after 43 years of service. He was a retired minister having severed 10 years at New Union Christian Church, 7 years at Guthrie Christian Church and 33 years at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church in Gosport. He was a member of the New Union Church.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Sharon, two daughters, Jenny and her husband Dan Scott, of Bedford, Beth and her husband Steve DuMond, of Williams; five grandchildren, Danny and wife Mandy Perry, of Owensburg, Jon Perry, of Bedford, Leah Perry, of Muncie, Leslie Jackson and Jason Cooper, both of Williams; a granddaughter-in-law, Alecia Perry, of Bedford; nine great grandchildren, Kody, Garielle, Jesse, Abigail, Ryan, Brianna, Savannah, Brayden and Levi; one sister, Sharon Waggoner, of Bedford; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, in laws, Kenneth and Dovye Bundy; brothers, Bernard and Raymond Turner and Kenneth and Henry (in infancy); two great grandsons, Benjamin and Frederick Perry and a son-in-law, John Jackson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 14th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Pastor Aaron Levering and Don Cooter officiating. Burial will follow in the New Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 13th and from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday at the Day & Carter Mortuary.
Family and friends are invited to sign the guest book and light a candle in memory of John at www.daycarter.com.
