James C. "Junior" Turner, Jr. Obituary (1940

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. James C. Turner Jr. Mr. James C. Turner Jr., age 79, of Milton, Kentucky entered this life on August 30, 1940 in Jackson, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late James C, Sr. and Callie W. Watts Turner. He graduated from Leslie County High School in 1958, and had lived mostly in Jefferson County, Indiana and Trimble County, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army from 1961-1962 and rose to the rate of Private First Class serving in the Bay of Pigs. On April 22, 1964 he was united in marriage to Shirley Lee Tipton. This happy union was blessed with children, Christopher, Travis, and Damon. James worked union construction all his working years with Carpenter's Union Local in Charlestown. He was a member of New Hope Church of God in Wooster, Indiana and the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. His family affectionately called him Junior. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, reading Westerns, and especially making canes and walking sticks. Jim died on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at 12:53 p.m. at the Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Jim will be missed by his loving companion, Shirley Lee Tipton of Milton, Kentucky; his loving sons, Christopher Troy Turner of Milton, Kentucky, Damon Turner of Milton, Kentucky; his loving daughter, Travis Louise Lauria and her husband Craig of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; his grandchildren, Collen, Matthew, Rachel, Paige, Tyler, and Lauren; his loving great grandchildren, Grayson, Scotty, Cady, GoKu, and Osiris; his brothers, Kenny Turner of Bedford, Kentucky, George Turner and his wife Patricia of Milton, Kentucky, G. B. Turner and his wife, Jenny of Vevay, Indiana; his loving sisters, Louise Suter and her husband Roy of Deputy, Indiana, Cassie Marcum of Deputy, Indiana, Thelma Marcum of Carrollton, Kentucky; his brothers in law, John and Jean Tipton of Kent, Indiana; his brothers in law and sisters in law, James and Janet Green of Columbus, Indiana; his brothers in law and sisters in law, June Chatham of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, James C. Turner, Sr., his mother, Callie W. Watts Turner, his granddaughter, Crista Edwards, his brothers, Tommy Turner and O.V. Turner, his sisters, Beulah Elkins, Eulah May Turner, and Cledia Morgan. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Friday at 7:00 p.m. with military honors to follow at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, conducted by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of James C. "Junior" Turner, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.