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	Subject:	Robert 'Bob' Turner, 80, SC/TN, obit; s/o Harold R. and Anne S. Turner
	Post Date:	February 02, 2012 at 07:56:41
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	Forum:	Turner Family Genealogy Forum
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With photo < http://www.hamlettdobson.com/_mgxroot/page_10802.php?id=1028410 > Robert 'Bob' Turner, 80, loved to fly and spent a great deal of his life at the controls of an airplane, helicopter and hot air balloon. On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, he finally got his wings when he died peacefully at Wexford House, Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN. Bob was born October 17, 1931, and raised in Greenville, SC. As a youth he attended McCallie Academy in Chattanooga then later North Carolina State University. After school he enlisted in the Army where he got his pilots license and learned to fly. From that point on he spent as much time as possible in various types of aircraft. He moved to this area to begin a career at Eastman Kodak and with the exception of a brief assignment in NYC, he lived the remainder of his life in Kingsport. Bob, alongside his wife Peggy, dedicated his life to raising his family. He was an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Kingsport for over 25 years. After retirement from Eastman, Bob got his license to fly hot air balloons. With this he joined a new family in the ballooning community in our area. For over 20 years he spent as much time as possible drifting over the skies of Kingsport. Bob was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Peggy Maddux Turner; parents, Harold R. and Anne S. Turner; and his brother, Harold Turner. Survivors are his children, Robert J. Turner, Jr. of Atlanta, GA, David R. Turner, of Nashville, TN, and Cindy Lemons and husband David, of Kingsport, TN; and two grandchildren, Wells Robert and Lauren Lemons, of Kingsport, TN. A family graveside service will be 3 p.m., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Oak Hill Memorial Park. After a private burial, there will be a memorial service at First Broad Street United Methodist Church at 5 p.m., with Rev. Mickey Rainwater officiating. The family will receive friends following the service from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to: Boy Scouts of America, Sequoyah Council, 129 Boone Ridge Drive, Johnson City, TN 37615. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, is serving the Turner family. http://www.hamlettdobson.com