Vernon J. Turner, Jr.

Vernon J. Turner, Jr., 74, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015, at his home in Emporia, Kansas, with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, October 16, 2015, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 315 S. Commercial, Emporia, Kansas. Inurnment Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kansas. Vernon was born Tuesday, April 29, 1941, in Perquimans County, North Carolina, the son of Vernon J. and Emma Jane (Nixon) Turner. He has been a resident of Emporia since 2002, moving from Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Windsor High School in Windsor, North Carolina, with the class of 1959. Vernon was united in marriage with Dorothy F. Hoggard December 30, 1960, at Merry Hill, North Carolina. She survives of their home. Other survivors include his son, Jeffrey Turner and wife Kristi of Grover Beach, California; three brothers, Billy Turner and wife Julia of Seaford, Virginia, Robert Turner and wife Karen of Zebulon, North Carolina, and Phillip Turner and wife Dolly of Charlotte, North Carolina; two sisters, Erma Phillips of Edenton, North Carolina, and Barbara Cobb and husband Will of Edenton, North Carolina; and three grandchildren, Brandon Turner of Manhattan, Kansas, Kassi Turner and Jacob Turner of Grover Beach, California. He was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Turner; parents, Vernon and Emma Turner; sister, Sylvia Harris; and brother, John Richard Turner. He worked twenty-eight years in construction quality assurance for the Fluor/Daniel Corp., retiring in 2002. Vernon was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Emporia, Kansas, and the Spangles Morning Coffee Homies. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Gentiva Hospice c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Family and friends are encouraged to leave their condolences and memories on Vernon’s Tribute Wall at www.dengelmortuary.com