Horace Joy Turner, 87, of Logan, died Wednesday, Oct.
4, 2006 at his home of natural causes.
He was born July 24, 1919, in Lewiston, Utah. He was
the son of Walter Jasper and Mattie B. Turner. He
married Vema Abel on Nov. 8, 1940, in Logan, Utah. The
marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple
in 1959. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in
the Pacific during WWII. He was raised in Lewiston and
following his marriage lived in Logan. He was an auto
mechanic by trade and worked on cars most of his life.
Dad loved his family, and enjoyed fishing and hunting
with them. He also enjoyed baseball and boxing. He was
a High Priest of the LDS Church and had served in many
callings.
He is survived by his three children and their
spouses: Horace Lynn (Kathryn) Turner, Wellsville;
Joseph Kevin (Kit) Turner, Rock Springs, Wy; Vicki Jo
(Phillip) Chadburn, Hyrum. He is also survived by 8
grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren, a brother and a
sister. His wife and parents preceded him in death.
Graveside services will be held at 11 :OOam Saturday,
Oct. 7, 2006, at the Logan City Cemetery. No Funeral
or Viewing will be held.
We would like to thank all the staff at CNS Hospice
and Dr. Richard Stevens for all the compassion and
care they gave to him.