FRANK TURNER 1872-1959 Frank Turner, 86, retired farmer of Sitka, died suddenly at his home Thursday morning, September 10. The son of the late Samuel and Cynthia Rule Turner, he was born in this county October 22, 1872, and had lived at Sitka most of his life. His wife, Rose Boyd Turner, preceded him in death June 1957. Survivors include one son, Carl Turner, Flatwoods; six daughters, Mrs. Cecil Williams, Flatwoods; Mrs. Ernest Persinger, and Mrs. Steve Branham, both of Sitka; Mrs. Verlin Daniel, Lowmansville; Mrs. Jack Castle, Sitka; Mrs. Jack Stapleton, Lexington. Funeral services were conducted from the home at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12, with Rev. S. C. Honeycutt officiating. Music was by the Toms Creek Quartet. Burial was in the family cemetery at Sitka. Paintsville Herald Wednesday 16 September 1959
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