Don Winston Turner, 97, passed away on March 28, 2019 in Dallas.
Don was born on New Year's Day 1922 to Mary Lemma (Oakes) and Miles Benson Turner. The youngest of three children, Don was raised in Bluff Dale, TX and was an athlete and honors student at Breckenridge High School.
After attending one semester at Tarleton, he felt called to serve his country in 1941, just before the U.S. entered WWII. As a mechanic in the Army Air Corps, he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands—many years later, he delighted in telling stories about driving across the frozen Bering Strait in an Army jeep.
In 1942, while stationed in Baton Rouge, LA, he met Margie Green, then a senior at LSU. They married February 5, 1943 and were soon reassigned to Lakeland, FL. Their son Don, Jr. ("Tom") was born in 1944 and, following a move to Dallas, their son John Michael ("Mike") was born in 1952. Don continued working as a mechanic and owned the longtime Dallas institution Mustang Service Center on Hillcrest across from the SMU campus. Don was a charter member of Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church, serving on many committees over the years. Weekends were spent hunting, fishing, or working at his beloved Union Valley Ranch. He was a loving husband and father, a hard-working businessman and rancher, and a generous and trusted friend.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Janie Belle (Doyle) Graves and Mary Ruth (Don) Rockett, and his nephews Ray Graves, Kay Graves, and Drew Curtis.
He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Margie, and sons ; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, friends, and neighbors. Don's family would like to thank April Howard, the staff at the Villages of Lake Highlands, and the team at Seasons Hospice Care for their kindness and caring during Don's illness.
Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home
(bio was added on January 24, 2020 as the result of a merge from another Find A Grave memorial)
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Don Winston Turner, 97, passed away on March 28, 2019 in Dallas.
Don was born on New Year's Day 1922 to Mary Lemma (Oakes) and Miles Benson Turner. The youngest of three children, Don was raised in Bluff Dale, TX and was an athlete and honors student at Breckenridge High School.
After attending one semester at Tarleton, he felt called to serve his country in 1941, just before the U.S. entered WWII. As a mechanic in the Army Air Corps, he was stationed in the Aleutian Islands—many years later, he delighted in telling stories about driving across the frozen Bering Strait in an Army jeep.
In 1942, while stationed in Baton Rouge, LA, he met Margie Green, then a senior at LSU. They married February 5, 1943 and were soon reassigned to Lakeland, FL. Their son Don, Jr. ("Tom") was born in 1944 and, following a move to Dallas, their son John Michael ("Mike") was born in 1952. Don continued working as a mechanic and owned the longtime Dallas institution Mustang Service Center on Hillcrest across from the SMU campus. Don was a charter member of Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church, serving on many committees over the years. Weekends were spent hunting, fishing, or working at his beloved Union Valley Ranch. He was a loving husband and father, a hard-working businessman and rancher, and a generous and trusted friend.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Janie Belle (Doyle) Graves and Mary Ruth (Don) Rockett, and his nephews Ray Graves, Kay Graves, and Drew Curtis.
He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Margie, and sons ; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, grand-nephews, friends, and neighbors. Don's family would like to thank April Howard, the staff at the Villages of Lake Highlands, and the team at Seasons Hospice Care for their kindness and caring during Don's illness.
Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home
(bio was added on January 24, 2020 as the result of a merge from another Find A Grave memorial)
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- name prefix (SSGT) requested by Find A Grave contributor, charles roberts (10/28/2020).
- parent link provided by Find A Grave contributor, charles roberts (7/15/2021).
- veteran icon provided by Find A Grave contributor, C B (3/9/2024).
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