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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 192, 200, 271.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 3 Jul 2012.
Turner receives special Father's Day gift
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World War II veteran Joe Frank Turner examines a shadowbox display of the medals and ribbons he received during his service in the U. S. Army Air Corps. Col. Eddie Young, USAF Retired, chaplain of the Cocke County Fire Department, presented the display to Turner during a special Father's Day service at Sand Hill Church of God in Jesus Name. In back is Turner's grandson Jordon Self.
Author: Duay O'Neil
DEL RIO-Joe Frank Turner's honors on Father's Day are many. As the father of four and head of a family now stretching into five generations, the 91-year-old patriarch customarily receives numerous cards, phone calls, and special gifts each June.
However, this past Father's Day brought him a gift he never expected.
With the whole clan in on the secret, Turner was honored during a special Father's Day service at Sand Hill Church of God in Jesus Name in Del Rio's Old 15th community when Col. Eddie Young, USAF Retired, assisted by Turner's grandson Jordon Self, presented the World War II veteran with a shadowbox display filled with the medals and ribbons Turner earned during his service in the United States Army Air Corps.
The gift replaced Turner's original awards that were destroyed in a 1991 house fire.
To make sure their loved one attended the Sunday service, family members told him that he would be honored as a special father that morning, but did not tell him the complete reason for his attendance.
- [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 29 Oct 2012.
(March 15, 1921 - October 29, 2012)
U.S. Veteran Joe Frank Turner, age 91, of Del Rio, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a member of Sand Hill Church of God in Jesus Name and a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents Doctor and Sarah Turner, brothers Leonard Turner, Forest Turner, and Edward Turner, sisters Auda Turner, Louella Caldwell, Della Mae Ball, and Ethel James. He is survived by his wife of 67 years Gladys P. Turner, daughters Sandra Phillips (Max), Rita Self (John), and Mona Schaffner (Buck), son Roger Turner (June), grandchildren Tim Turner (Vickie), Tabatha Messer (Ricky), Shawn Necessary, Joe Self (Heather), Jordan Self (Susie), Craig Phillips (Emily), Barry Phillips, Rachel Callison (Wes), Joni Hicks (Brad), Shawn Schaffner and Katie Schaffner, 15 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren, a very special member of the family Lonnie Sane along with several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. The family would like to send a special thank you to Smoky Mountain Hospice, Jeff Grigsby, and Nugget Owenby. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2012 at Sand Hill Church of God with Rev. Tommy Ball and Bro. Bobby Napier officiating. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Church Cemetery (Sand Hill). The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Sand Hill Church of God.
Brown Funeral Home is honored to serve the Turner family.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 100212031).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
name: S V Banks
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event: Marriage
event date: 30 Jul 1904
event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
gender: Female
spouse: D F Turner
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