Obit: Turner, William “Bill” Milton (1922 - 2018)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Turner, Clark, Bedale, JuVette, Worden, Jankee, Edblom, Collins,
Karbon, Hughes, Gohde, Woodrum, Bennett, Velie, Cynor, Oman
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/08/2018
Turner, William “Bill” Milton (22 August 1922 – 1 August 2018)
William “Bill” Milton Turner, 95, of Holcombe, went home to be with the Lord
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. A man of great
faith, secure hope, abundant love and unpredictable humor, he will be solely
missed by all who loved and knew him.
Bill was born to Luther Paul and Jessie (Clark) Turner in La Junta, CO, Aug. 22,
1922. When he was two-years-old, his mother passed away, and the family moved to
Springfield, IL. Bill attended Bunn School where he graduated from the eighth
grade in 1937. He held various jobs until he enlisted in the U. S. Navy at age
19. After serving the duration of WWII, he was honorably discharged. He then
married Lois Jane Bedale, also from Springfield, and they later moved to Clark
County, where they farmed together until his wife’s passing in 1989. Bill
continued to farm and farmed for a total of 40 years.
In 2001, Bill married Winona Mae JuVette and moved to Holcombe where together he
and Winona enjoyed God’s blessing and provision for the next 17 years.
Bill is survived by his wife Winona; his children: Dan (Pam Worden) Turner of
Elk Grove, CA, Timber Turner of Chippewa Falls, Tyler (Marlene Jankee) Turner of
Owen, Billie (Ken) Edblom of Withee; John (MaryAnn Collins) Turner of Little
Rock, AR, and Clark (Terri Karbon) Turner of Withee; step-daughter, Mona (John)
Hughes of Andover, MN; and step-daughter Rebecca (David) Gohde of Holcombe. He
is further survived by 34 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois of Withee; brother John O.
Turner of Little Rock, AR; sister Helen Woodrum of Mesa, AZ; half-brother Dale
Turner of Springfield, IL; half-sister Betty Lou Bennett of Atlanta, GA; three
grandchildren: Amanda, Andrea, and Tyler A. Turner of Owen; step-daughter Wendy
Velie of Eau Claire; and infant step-grandson Nathan Cynor of Holcombe.
A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at the
Holcombe Town Hall in Holcombe with Pastor Ken Oman officiating. Interment will
be at the Martin Mission Cemetery in Holcombe following the funeral service.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. Friday morning at the
Holcombe Town Hall.
Express online condolences at
www.leiserbortonfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
given.
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