Turner, Hampton

Passed:

Age: 70

Source: Charleston Gazette

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1980-11-21

Information: Hampton Turner, 70 of Ripley died Thursday in Jackson General Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired carpenter and farmer. He was a member of Ripley Baptist Temple, the Masons and the Carpenter's Union. Surviving: wife, Edna Mae, sons, Delbert S. of Orlando, Fla., Royce H. of Clemmons, N.C. Kenneth E. of LaRue, Ohio; daughter, Mrs. Helen M. Norris of Ripley; brothers, Raymond of Crew, Va., Herman of Roanoke, Va., Joe and Sam, both of Madison, Wis., George Turner Johnston of Asheville, N.C.; sister, Mrs. Algie Fry of Parkersburg; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Ripley Baptist Temple with the Rev. Charles Crummey officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. Friends may call from 8 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ripley and at the church one hour prior to service.