Roger Turner, 65, of Murphy passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Elizabethton, Tennessee but had lived in Murphy most of his life. Roger had worked as an operator for the North Carolina Department of Transportation for twenty years recently retiring in July 2020.
He was a member of the Peachtree Fire Department for twenty-seven years and had served as both Captain and board member. Roger owned and operated Turner’s Garbage Service for many years. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed dirt track racing and going to the Peachtree Store to spend time with friends.
He was the son of the late Doris Gaddis Turner and Roger Turner, Sr. He is also preceded by a sister, Nancy Roberts.
Surviving is his wife of nearly thirty years, Dixie West Turner; daughter, Becky Turner, of Andrews; son, Troy Turner, and wife, Kaitlin, of Murphy; sister, Teresa Thomasson, and husband, Ricky, of Murphy; granddaughter, Laurel Ann Turner; nephew, Scott Renfro and wife, Kathy; great-niece, Khristin Renfro; and several aunts and uncles of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on December 14, 2020, at the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Jason Killian officiating. Interment will be in Peachtree Community Cemetery with the Rev. Chester Jones officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Rich, Doug Sneed, Bobby Barton, David Rivenbark, Jordan Messer, Isaac Boring. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Campbell, Mark Pickens, Jackie Ledford, David Tony, Doug Holloway, Sammy Berrong, Jeff Fowler, and members of the Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Ivie Funeral Home of Murphy
December 12, 2020
He was a member of the Peachtree Fire Department for twenty-seven years and had served as both Captain and board member. Roger owned and operated Turner’s Garbage Service for many years. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed dirt track racing and going to the Peachtree Store to spend time with friends.
He was the son of the late Doris Gaddis Turner and Roger Turner, Sr. He is also preceded by a sister, Nancy Roberts.
Surviving is his wife of nearly thirty years, Dixie West Turner; daughter, Becky Turner, of Andrews; son, Troy Turner, and wife, Kaitlin, of Murphy; sister, Teresa Thomasson, and husband, Ricky, of Murphy; granddaughter, Laurel Ann Turner; nephew, Scott Renfro and wife, Kathy; great-niece, Khristin Renfro; and several aunts and uncles of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on December 14, 2020, at the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Jason Killian officiating. Interment will be in Peachtree Community Cemetery with the Rev. Chester Jones officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Rich, Doug Sneed, Bobby Barton, David Rivenbark, Jordan Messer, Isaac Boring. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Campbell, Mark Pickens, Jackie Ledford, David Tony, Doug Holloway, Sammy Berrong, Jeff Fowler, and members of the Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Ivie Funeral Home of Murphy
December 12, 2020
Roger Turner, 65, of Murphy passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at his residence. He was a native of Elizabethton, Tennessee but had lived in Murphy most of his life. Roger had worked as an operator for the North Carolina Department of Transportation for twenty years recently retiring in July 2020.
He was a member of the Peachtree Fire Department for twenty-seven years and had served as both Captain and board member. Roger owned and operated Turner’s Garbage Service for many years. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed dirt track racing and going to the Peachtree Store to spend time with friends.
He was the son of the late Doris Gaddis Turner and Roger Turner, Sr. He is also preceded by a sister, Nancy Roberts.
Surviving is his wife of nearly thirty years, Dixie West Turner; daughter, Becky Turner, of Andrews; son, Troy Turner, and wife, Kaitlin, of Murphy; sister, Teresa Thomasson, and husband, Ricky, of Murphy; granddaughter, Laurel Ann Turner; nephew, Scott Renfro and wife, Kathy; great-niece, Khristin Renfro; and several aunts and uncles of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on December 14, 2020, at the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Jason Killian officiating. Interment will be in Peachtree Community Cemetery with the Rev. Chester Jones officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Rich, Doug Sneed, Bobby Barton, David Rivenbark, Jordan Messer, Isaac Boring. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Campbell, Mark Pickens, Jackie Ledford, David Tony, Doug Holloway, Sammy Berrong, Jeff Fowler, and members of the Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Ivie Funeral Home of Murphy
December 12, 2020
He was a member of the Peachtree Fire Department for twenty-seven years and had served as both Captain and board member. Roger owned and operated Turner’s Garbage Service for many years. He was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed dirt track racing and going to the Peachtree Store to spend time with friends.
He was the son of the late Doris Gaddis Turner and Roger Turner, Sr. He is also preceded by a sister, Nancy Roberts.
Surviving is his wife of nearly thirty years, Dixie West Turner; daughter, Becky Turner, of Andrews; son, Troy Turner, and wife, Kaitlin, of Murphy; sister, Teresa Thomasson, and husband, Ricky, of Murphy; granddaughter, Laurel Ann Turner; nephew, Scott Renfro and wife, Kathy; great-niece, Khristin Renfro; and several aunts and uncles of Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on December 14, 2020, at the Chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Jason Killian officiating. Interment will be in Peachtree Community Cemetery with the Rev. Chester Jones officiating. Pallbearers will be Danny Rich, Doug Sneed, Bobby Barton, David Rivenbark, Jordan Messer, Isaac Boring. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Campbell, Mark Pickens, Jackie Ledford, David Tony, Doug Holloway, Sammy Berrong, Jeff Fowler, and members of the Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Ivie Funeral Home of Murphy
December 12, 2020
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