Dr. James Witcher Turner, Jr. (Jim), 84, passed away at home in Oakton, VA on April 29, 2023, with family by his side. The cause was Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Jim was born in Danville, VA, June 8, 1938, to the late James Witcher Turner and Nancy Fitzgerald Turner. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Havens Turner; his children, James Glenn Turner (Stacey) of Marco Island, FL, and Heather Turner Turton (Michael) of Atlanta, GA; four grandchildren, Allison Turner, Grant Turner (Paige), William Turton, and Emma Turton; and brother, Michael Turner (Stacey). His brother, Dudley Turner, predeceased him (also by IPF).
Jim graduated from Duke University, was President of Phi Kappa Sigma and Editor of The Playbill. He attended Duke University Medical School. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Jim received his training at Duke and Washington University, where he was a fellow in Hematology and Chief Resident. He served in the Army 1966 to '68 and began private practice in Springfield, VA in 1971. From 1987 to 2007 when he retired, he was a solo practitioner in Oakton. Jim was known as a thoughtful, intelligent, wise, caring and truly loved physician.
Jim loved Duke basketball, and enjoyed gardening, music, art and painting, golf, dinner with friends, visits with his children and grandchildren, travel with Evelyn and returning to his grandparents' home in Pelham, NC where he spent many happy days as a boy. He was steadfast in his faith and a member of Fairfax United Methodist Church.
The family is grateful for the superb care and attention of INOVA Advanced Lung Disease Department, Drs. Whitney Brown and Steven Nathan, his Hospice nurse, Cindy Aaron RN, and many dear friends who supported Jim and Evelyn as the disease progressed over the years.
A service and reception will be held in June. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairfax United Methodist Church or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The online guestbook is available at www.moneyandking.com.
Jim was born in Danville, VA, June 8, 1938, to the late James Witcher Turner and Nancy Fitzgerald Turner. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Havens Turner; his children, James Glenn Turner (Stacey) of Marco Island, FL, and Heather Turner Turton (Michael) of Atlanta, GA; four grandchildren, Allison Turner, Grant Turner (Paige), William Turton, and Emma Turton; and brother, Michael Turner (Stacey). His brother, Dudley Turner, predeceased him (also by IPF).
Jim graduated from Duke University, was President of Phi Kappa Sigma and Editor of The Playbill. He attended Duke University Medical School. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Jim received his training at Duke and Washington University, where he was a fellow in Hematology and Chief Resident. He served in the Army 1966 to '68 and began private practice in Springfield, VA in 1971. From 1987 to 2007 when he retired, he was a solo practitioner in Oakton. Jim was known as a thoughtful, intelligent, wise, caring and truly loved physician.
Jim loved Duke basketball, and enjoyed gardening, music, art and painting, golf, dinner with friends, visits with his children and grandchildren, travel with Evelyn and returning to his grandparents' home in Pelham, NC where he spent many happy days as a boy. He was steadfast in his faith and a member of Fairfax United Methodist Church.
The family is grateful for the superb care and attention of INOVA Advanced Lung Disease Department, Drs. Whitney Brown and Steven Nathan, his Hospice nurse, Cindy Aaron RN, and many dear friends who supported Jim and Evelyn as the disease progressed over the years.
A service and reception will be held in June. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairfax United Methodist Church or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The online guestbook is available at www.moneyandking.com.
Dr. James Witcher Turner, Jr. (Jim), 84, passed away at home in Oakton, VA on April 29, 2023, with family by his side. The cause was Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Jim was born in Danville, VA, June 8, 1938, to the late James Witcher Turner and Nancy Fitzgerald Turner. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Havens Turner; his children, James Glenn Turner (Stacey) of Marco Island, FL, and Heather Turner Turton (Michael) of Atlanta, GA; four grandchildren, Allison Turner, Grant Turner (Paige), William Turton, and Emma Turton; and brother, Michael Turner (Stacey). His brother, Dudley Turner, predeceased him (also by IPF).
Jim graduated from Duke University, was President of Phi Kappa Sigma and Editor of The Playbill. He attended Duke University Medical School. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Jim received his training at Duke and Washington University, where he was a fellow in Hematology and Chief Resident. He served in the Army 1966 to '68 and began private practice in Springfield, VA in 1971. From 1987 to 2007 when he retired, he was a solo practitioner in Oakton. Jim was known as a thoughtful, intelligent, wise, caring and truly loved physician.
Jim loved Duke basketball, and enjoyed gardening, music, art and painting, golf, dinner with friends, visits with his children and grandchildren, travel with Evelyn and returning to his grandparents' home in Pelham, NC where he spent many happy days as a boy. He was steadfast in his faith and a member of Fairfax United Methodist Church.
The family is grateful for the superb care and attention of INOVA Advanced Lung Disease Department, Drs. Whitney Brown and Steven Nathan, his Hospice nurse, Cindy Aaron RN, and many dear friends who supported Jim and Evelyn as the disease progressed over the years.
A service and reception will be held in June. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairfax United Methodist Church or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The online guestbook is available at www.moneyandking.com.
Jim was born in Danville, VA, June 8, 1938, to the late James Witcher Turner and Nancy Fitzgerald Turner. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn Havens Turner; his children, James Glenn Turner (Stacey) of Marco Island, FL, and Heather Turner Turton (Michael) of Atlanta, GA; four grandchildren, Allison Turner, Grant Turner (Paige), William Turton, and Emma Turton; and brother, Michael Turner (Stacey). His brother, Dudley Turner, predeceased him (also by IPF).
Jim graduated from Duke University, was President of Phi Kappa Sigma and Editor of The Playbill. He attended Duke University Medical School. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Jim received his training at Duke and Washington University, where he was a fellow in Hematology and Chief Resident. He served in the Army 1966 to '68 and began private practice in Springfield, VA in 1971. From 1987 to 2007 when he retired, he was a solo practitioner in Oakton. Jim was known as a thoughtful, intelligent, wise, caring and truly loved physician.
Jim loved Duke basketball, and enjoyed gardening, music, art and painting, golf, dinner with friends, visits with his children and grandchildren, travel with Evelyn and returning to his grandparents' home in Pelham, NC where he spent many happy days as a boy. He was steadfast in his faith and a member of Fairfax United Methodist Church.
The family is grateful for the superb care and attention of INOVA Advanced Lung Disease Department, Drs. Whitney Brown and Steven Nathan, his Hospice nurse, Cindy Aaron RN, and many dear friends who supported Jim and Evelyn as the disease progressed over the years.
A service and reception will be held in June. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairfax United Methodist Church or the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The online guestbook is available at www.moneyandking.com.
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