Robert H. Turner

Bob Turner, formerly of Gracey, KY, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018,

after a courageous battle with cancer. He led a very successful & actively

involved life for nearly 86 years.

Born at home in Cerulea, KY, “Henderson” helped his parents & 4 siblings tend the

land in Gracey. Eager to serve his country, “Henderson” joined the Navy & served

his country during the Korean War from 1950 – 1955.

“Red” honorably discharged from the Navy & landed in the San Francisco Bay

area. Armed with a Navy funded GED and propensity for electronics, he started with

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph/AT&T as a climber stringing telephone wire from pole

to pole. Rising through the AT&T ranks, successfully serving in a variety of operational

& supervisory roles, “Bob” ended his career at AT&T Headquarters in Morristown, NJ

after 34 years. Before retiring from AT&T, he served as Project Engineer at Bell Labs

also worked with a variety of other technology companies for an additional 13 years.

In 1954 “Bob” met, married & started a family in San Mateo, CA, with his beloved wife,

Marguerite. They had 3 children & were married for 54 years prior to Marguerites’ passing

in 2008. “Bob” was also sadly predeceased by his son, Jim Turner in 2010.

While busy working & caring for a very active family, “Bob” still made time to take his family

camping every year, to actively support the local Cub & Boy Scouts, to play a leadership role

in the local Little League Base Ball, (subsequently enshrined in the San Mateo Little League

Hall of Fame), a special plaque at the fields commemorated in his honor, to provide support to

the San Mateo City Council, and up until recently, “Mr. Bob” was always ready to lend a helping

hand to all his Mount Pleasant, SC neighbors who have become his family also.

Bob is survived by his daughter Joyce Turner of Mendham, NJ; son John Turner & wife Susan

of Clifton, VA; daughter in law Kristine Turner of Daniel Island, SC; grandchildren Ashley, Austin,

Amber, Mike & wife Kate, Matt & wife Alex; great grandchildren Ava Grace Kershaw & Shawn Turner.

His sisters Virginia White, Peggy Ryan, Ethel Kremer & husband Jerry, as well as nephews & nieces.

Bob was also preceded in death by his parents, son in law Ted Gearhart & his brother “Hayden” Turner.

A celebration of life will be held at the J. Henry Stuhr Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant on

August 26, 2018 at 1 pm with reception to follow. Interment ceremony, with full military honors

at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, KY on October 1, 2018 at 12 pm

with reception to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in Bob’s honor to a local Little League,

Cub Scout or Boy Scout organization of choice.