TURNER
Earl R. Turner, 86, of Seminole Road, Forest Hill, went home to be with his Savior Monday, November 29, 2021.
Born December 7, 1934 in Summers County, he was a son of the late Joe and Norene Saunders Turner.
Earl was a 1952 Forest Hill High School Graduate and had worked in the automobile business for twenty years. He then retired in 1996 as President from the National Bank of Summers in Hinton after twenty-five years of service and pursued his lifelong farming aspirations full time. Earl was a faithful member of the Roles Chapel Baptist Church, where he also served as a deacon.
Earl was preceded in death by his son, William “Billy” Turner and an infant son; one sister, Linda Turner Coleman and two infant sisters; one brother, Robert Joe Turner.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 65 years, Dorothy “Jane” Walthall Turner; one brother, Sam Turner and wife Remona; daughter-in-law, Linda Grimmett Turner; brother-in-law, Andrew Coleman; nieces and nephews, Stephen Turner and wife, Bobbi, Jeff Coleman, Brian Coleman and wife, Heather, Bobby and Joey Turner, Darlene Tuite and husband, Bob, Christie Teague and husband, Todd, Susan Rutherford and husband, Roy; numerous great-nieces and nephews; and his special constant companion, “Buster”.
Funeral services were 12 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 at the Roles Chapel Baptist Church at Forest Hill with Pastor Ronnie Cobb officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Friends coul call at the Roles Chapel Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church.
Serving as pallbearers were Stephen Turner, Roy Rutherford, Jeff and Brian Coleman, Jacob Teague, and Joey Turner.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the Roles Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund: Box 5184 Seminole Road, Forest Hill, WV 24935 or the Hinton Area Foundation William E. “Billy” Turner Memorial Fund: P.O. Box 217, Hinton, WV 25951.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.ronaldmeadowsfp.com.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
