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James Atkinson Turner

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James Atkinson Turner

Birth
Wing, Yell County, Arkansas, USA
Death
1 Aug 2000 (aged 63)
Hagatna (Agana), Guam
Burial
Wing, Yell County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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James Atkinson Turner, age 63, died August 1, 2000 in Agana, Guam. He was born January 17, 1937 in Wing, AR, the son of J. R. Turner and Mabel Lea Atkinson Turner. He attended Abilene Christian University at Abilene, TX was a Church of Christ minister, a public vocational school teacher and for the last 25 years was an entertainer for tourist and travel agencies in Guam. He was an accomplished musician, singer and comedian. His predominately Japanese audiences especially appreciated his particular brand of humor, and he was fluent in the Japanese language. His mother preceded him in death.

Survivors are, two sons, Jay Paul and Ty Mark Turner of Texas; his father, J. R. Turner of Wing, AR; one brother, John E. Turner of Louisville, KY.

Burial in Turner Memorial Cemetery at Wing.

WWW.YellCountyObits.org, Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas: Wednesday, August 30, 2000
James Atkinson Turner, age 63, died August 1, 2000 in Agana, Guam. He was born January 17, 1937 in Wing, AR, the son of J. R. Turner and Mabel Lea Atkinson Turner. He attended Abilene Christian University at Abilene, TX was a Church of Christ minister, a public vocational school teacher and for the last 25 years was an entertainer for tourist and travel agencies in Guam. He was an accomplished musician, singer and comedian. His predominately Japanese audiences especially appreciated his particular brand of humor, and he was fluent in the Japanese language. His mother preceded him in death.

Survivors are, two sons, Jay Paul and Ty Mark Turner of Texas; his father, J. R. Turner of Wing, AR; one brother, John E. Turner of Louisville, KY.

Burial in Turner Memorial Cemetery at Wing.

WWW.YellCountyObits.org, Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas: Wednesday, August 30, 2000


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