Charles Eugene Turner

Birth date: Jul 18, 1930 Death date: Nov 19, 2024

Charles Eugene Turner was born 18 July 1930 to Margaret Whitner Turner in Corinth MS. Some of his fondest early memories came from walking through town with his mother, learning to appreciate its people and their stories. Little C Read Obituary

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5668 Poplar Ave, Memphis TN 38119

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Jimmy Hedrick

1w ago

I was blessed by God to be Charles "boss" at The Christian Discount Book store in the Perimeter Mall. I was a rookie transplanted Midwesterner who was green behind the ears when it came to knowing Southern culture. Your patriarch was my tutor in a gentlemanly way. It was so fun to watch him engage with customers and rarely attempt to ahh ADD on a few sales! He was my ecumenical connection to the Mid South. I thank God for my writing artist neighbor.
Jimmy Dean Hedrick Shalom be yours in Christ alone.

Daphne Brown & Family

73w ago

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73w ago

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Elizabeth Mckay Field

73w ago

Dear ones, you know we always refer to Jo Ann and Charlie as our "Memphis Parents". And you all as our Memphis family. Anytime we had a performance, even long after we lived elsewhere, they were there with bells on - even when it became a challenge for them.

Charlie had a talent for taking in strays and he sought Steve out at Independent Pres when he was a lonely bachelor doing his masters degree. After that, the rest was inevitable. Those two special people and all of you are why we considered Memphis home. Pretty amazing feat considering we were a couple of Connecticut Yankees.

I don't think we ever walked into Oak Court Mall without seeing him at his table there with his pocket notebook and pen gathering ideas for his writing.

We will miss them both forever. We wish we could be there today to celebrate Charlie's life with you all. We are there in our hearts. Liz & Steve Field