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DEATH OF DR. R. J. TURNER
Dx. R. J. Turner was bom in Murphreesboro, Tenn., July 31, 1844 and died in the home of his .only son,
T. B. Turner, Winnsboro, Texas,
Oct. 7, 1927. His long life was spent in useful service for God, for hia church and for humanity. He spent four years aa a surgeon in the Confederate Army, in which he received wounds whicb Ae carried .until death--5k moved to Bay St. Louis .Miss., in 1882, continuing the practice of medicine until retiring from the profession in 1914. He was a steward in the church for many years and together with his wife spent thousands of dollars for the relief of the poor and the enterprises of the church. His home was called ,the Preacher?s Home. In 1914 he made his home with hia son, T. B. Turner, Jacksonville, Texas, where he suffered the loss of his dear companion. In the fall of the same year he moved with his son and family to Winnsboro Texas, where he resided when death called him home. An hoc*- or more foie his death ?Med for his pass tor	him to lead in prayer in
the presence of his attending physician, his son and grandson, R. J. Turner, Jr. His death was triumphant. He had been waiting and watching and was ready. He prayed much and lived close to his Lord. In his death a great book is closed, a giant oar has fallen, a star has gone out. The hands which had administered to thousands lies cold and folded; a life that brought peace and health to multitudes has gone to be with God and loved ones forever. His place in the church and the community is vacant but we are blessed and better prepared to live because of the contact of his life with ours. Only one brother survives of a large family of twelve, having lost another, brother less than a week prior to hi? (i-ath. Th/r "funeral was held in the Methodist church, Winnsboro, Texas .d his body was laid to rest in the * .autiful Lee Cemetery where the umpanion will be moved. ?Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord .from hejj^gforth: Yea, gaith the spi-~ rit, that they may rest from their labors.???Keener R.?Isbell. ? ^ - _y~
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