Len Oliver Turner^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 1999  (79 years)

• Name	Len Oliver Turner
  Born	2 Oct 1920	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Dec 1999  [3]
  Buried	Turner Family Cemetery, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I79252	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Charlie Turner,   b. Apr 1883, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 7 Dec 1999  (Age ~ 116 years)
  Mother	Sarah E. Stokely,   b. 11 Oct 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1945, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Married	Abt 1908
  Family ID	F36665	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Louie Smith,   b. 19 Nov 1920, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 104 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1944	Colorado Springs, Colorado
  Children	+ 1. Mary Lou Turner,   b. 12 Dec 1944  (Age 79 years) + 2. Sarah Lynn Turner,   b. 12 Sep 1947  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F29128	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Oct 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 242, 272. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 May 2008. Frances Turner Bible obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 9 Dec 1999. TURNER, LEN O. - born October 2, 1920, of Knoxville, passed away at his home Dec. 7, 1999 after a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, W.C. Turner and Sarah. He was a graduate of Cocke County High School. He was active in local politics and served on the Cocke County Board of Education for 12 years. He was an avid hunter. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the South Pacific. He is survived by his wife, Louie Smith Turner; daughters, Sarah Tucker and Mary Lou Gregory, all of Knoxville; grandchildren, Renee and Russell Tucker, Chris Gregory, Lori Baker, Sarabeth and Kristi Adkins; sisters, Annie Laurie Stewart of Waynesville, NC, Minnie Sue Hixon of Newport, Cora Lou Turner of Johnson City, Francis Self of Jacksonville, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. The funeral will be held 7 p.m. Friday at Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim McKenzie and Rev. Robert Ashley officiating, with burial 11 a.m. Saturday at the Turner Family Cemetery in Del Rio. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. prior to the funeral at Manes Funeral Home, 363 East Main St. Newport, TN 37821. Manes Funeral Home in charge.