Jerry Willard Turner: Gritton Genealogy

1941 - 2002 (61 years)

Generation: 1

Jerry Willard Turner was born on 18 Apr 1941 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas (son of Martin Willard Turner and Dorothy Smith); died on 27 Jun 2002 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes:

Chanute Newspaper
..Jerry Willard Turner, 61, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
..He was born April 18, 1941 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Willard M. Turner and Dorothy Smith Turner. He graduated from Uniontown High School, Uniontown, Kansas in 1959.
..He was the under sheriff for Bourbon County for two and one-half years and then became a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper in Neosho County, Kansas in 1973. In June of 1993 he was promoted to Master Trooper and specialized in the Breath Alcohol Unit. He retired from the Highway Patrol in 1996. He was currently the Safety Director at Consolidated Oil Well Services in Chanute.
..His happiest times were spent at home with his family and attending his children's activities. He could always be found riding his Harley Davidson, sitting on the deck or at the pond, working in the yard, or cooking on the grill.
..He was a member of the Chanute Church of the Nazarene; was a former Troop-Director and Troop-Representative for the Kansas State Trooper's Association.
..On June 26, 1998 he married Karen Kimble at their home in Chanute, Kansas. She survives.
..Other survivors include 2 sons, Matt Turner of Independence, Kansas and Chris Turner of Lansing, Kansas; three daughters, Jade Turner of Emporia, Kansas, Jenna and Jerra Turner of Gordon, Nebraska; 2 step-sons, Brett Rollow of the home and Aaron Rollow of Grove, Oklahoma; 2 granddaughters, and 2 step-grandsons; his mother, Dorothy Turner-Evans of Chanute; a brother, James Turner of Devon, Kansas; a sister, Judy Funk of Chanute, Kansas.
..He was preceded in death by his father.
..Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2002 at the Chanute Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Mark McCuistion officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2002 and on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., both at Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute.
..There will be a funeral procession Tuesday, from the Chanute Church of the Nazarene beginning at 1:30 p.m. to the Woods Cemetery in Redfield, Kansas where there will be a memorial graveside inturnment at 3:00 p.m. led by Pastor Mark McCuistion.
..The suggests memorial contributions to the Chanute Church of the Nazarene and may be left in care of the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, 16 N. Forest, Chanute, Kansas 66720.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36974805/jerry-willard-turner

Generation: 2

Martin Willard Turner was born on 24 Jun 1917 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas; died on 2 May 1996 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes:

Fort Scott Tribune
May 2, 1996
..Willard Martin Turner, 78, a former resident of Fort Scott, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute. He was born June 24, 1917, in El Dorado, the son of Grover C. and Edith May Hall Turner. He married Dorothy Smith on Dec. 24, 1939, at Fort Scott. He retired in 1976 from the Missouri Pacific Railroad following 30 years of employment as an agent/telegrapher. He was a member of the Uniontown Masonic Lodge; Scottish Rite Consistory of Fort Scott; and Mirza Shrine Temple of Pittsburg.
..Survivors include two sons, Jerry W. Turner, Chanute, and James H. Turner, Fort Scott; one daughter Judy Funk, Chanute; two sisters, Violet Chamberlain, Truth or Consequences, N.M., and Hope Colletta, Brain Tree, Mass.; 12 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
..The Rev. Charles Ice, Pastor of the Nazarene Church of Chanute will conducted Saturday at the Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel. The family will received friends at the funeral home before the service3
..Following services, there was cremation.
..Arrangements were made for interment in Woods Cemetery, near Redfield.
..Memorials were requested to be made to the Shrine Crippled Children's Transportation Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36975260/martin-willard-turner

Martin married Dorothy Smith on 24 Dec 1939 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, and was divorced in 1967. Dorothy (daughter of James Edward Smith and Lulu Ruby, Wiggans) was born on 12 Mar 1921 in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas; died on 18 Apr 2011 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy Smith was born on 12 Mar 1921 in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas (daughter of James Edward Smith and Lulu Ruby, Wiggans); died on 18 Apr 2011 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes:

Dorothy Turner Evans, age 90, resident of Chanute, Kansas, died Monday evening, April 18, 2011, at her home. She was born March 12, 1921, in Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of James E. and Ruby Wiggans Smith. She married Willard M. Turner on December 24, 1939, in Fort Scott, Kansas. To this union were born three children; Jerry W. Turner, in 1941, James H. Turner, in 1944, and Judith C. Turner Funk in 1951. Willard and Dorothy divorced in 1967. She then attended The Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, and returned to Fort Scott working for the Sisters of Mercy. Willard died on May 2, 1996. She married Morrison L. Kimzey on June 13, 1969, in LaCygne, Kansas. He died in a truck accident in 1972. In 1975, Dorothy married Robley D. Evans of LaCygne. He died on December 7, 1984. Dorothy moved to Chanute, Kansas, in 1990. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Chanute, and enjoyed traveling, fishing, crocheting and reading.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy Funk, Chanute, Kansas; a sister, Jackie Summers, Wichita, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are four nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her three husbands; three brothers, Jearle, Raymond and Donald Smith; two sons, Jerry and Jim Turner; one son-in-law, Eldon L. Funk; and one nephew, Calvin Lee Smith.
Pastor Mark McCuistion conducted funeral services for Dorothy Evans at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the First Nazarene Church, 14th & Plummer St., Chanute, Kansas. Burial followed in the Woods Cemetery, Fort Scott. Memorials were suggested to the Chanute Church of the Nazarene.

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LKH note: Photograph of stone on Find a Grave shows the surname Turner at the top of the stone; Martin Willard; Dorothy Turner Evans.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68681383/dorothy-evans

Dorothy is buried with her first husband, Martin Willard Turner.
Her obituary states that her burial was at Woods Cemetery.

There is also a Find a Grave entry for her in Evergreen Cemetery with her second husband Morrison Kimzey.
and a photograph on that shows her name and dates on their shared headstone.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75117852/dorothy-kimzey

Children:

1. Jerry Willard Turner was born on 18 Apr 1941 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 27 Jun 2002 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.
James Holman Turner was born on 15 Jan 1944 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 10 Mar 2008 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Generation: 3

James Edward Smith was born on 18 Sep 1891 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in 1966 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Other Events:

Occupation: Union Pacific Railroad, saw mill operator
Census: 1925, Walnut, Crawford County, Kansas
Census: 1930, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Census: 1940, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66456671/james-e-smith

James married Lulu Ruby, Wiggans. Lulu (daughter of Benjamin Valentine Wiggans and Ada Cedora Sivey) was born in Feb 1900 in Kansas; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lulu Ruby, Wiggans was born in Feb 1900 in Kansas (daughter of Benjamin Valentine Wiggans and Ada Cedora Sivey); died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66456661/ruby-p-smith

Children:

3. Dorothy Smith was born on 12 Mar 1921 in Parsons, Labette County, Kansas; died on 18 Apr 2011 in Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Raymond Eugene Smith was born on 14 Feb 1924 in Kansas; died on 2 Feb 1996; was buried on 5 Feb 1996 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Donald Barnett Smith was born on 3 Mar 1930 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 1 Jun 1977; was buried on 13 Jun 1977 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Generation: 4

14.

Benjamin Valentine Wiggans was born on 1 Jan 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Jun 1923 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Census: 1910, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas
Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

Notes:

LKH Note:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34523924/benjamin-valentine-wiggans

Benjamin married Ada Cedora Sivey on 12 Apr 1885 in Bourbon County, Kansas. Ada (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton) was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Ada Cedora Sivey was born on 11 Jul 1869 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton); died on 18 Jan 1947 in Scott County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34485999/ada-cedora-wiggans

Notes:

Married:
Name: Ben V Wiggins
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1855
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1885
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Ada C Sircy
Film Number: 001434891
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Name: Ada C Sircy
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1867
Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1885
Marriage Place: Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Spouse: Ben V Wiggins
Film Number: 001434891

Children:

Maude Leona Wiggans was born on 13 Feb 1886 in Kansas; died in Feb 1971; was buried in Hilltop Cemetery, Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Colorado.
Mable Estelle Wiggans was born in Dec 1887 in Kansas; died in 1975; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Mary E. Wiggans was born on 5 Sep 1890 in Kansas; died on 29 Jun 1926 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Charles Albert Wiggans was born on 21 Feb 1893 in Kansas; died on 21 Sep 1935; was buried in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Jesse Herbert Wiggans was born on 9 Jan 1897 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 1 Sep 1966 in Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 6 Sep 1966 in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
7. Lulu Ruby, Wiggans was born in Feb 1900 in Kansas; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Dollie Viola Gertrude Wiggans was born on 8 Jun 1902 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 11 Jan 1996 in Missouri; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
William Benjamin Wiggans was born on 28 Jul 1904 in Kansas; died on 12 Apr 1992; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
Thelma May Wiggans was born on 7 Jul 1908 in Kansas; died on 5 Feb 1975; was buried on 7 Feb 1975 in Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

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