Louie Franklin Turner, 85, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010, at a local hospital. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Service: 12:30 p. m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p. m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.
Louie was born in Fort Worth on January 17, 1925, to Vivian Teresa Shropshire and Charles Culbertson Turner. He married the love of his life, Betty Rene Wright, on February 5, 1944.
He was a 1943 graduate of R. L. Paschal High School. Louie served in Italy as Chief-of-Section, Battery B, 985th Field Artillery Battalion, II Corps, Fifth Army, during World War II. He participated in the North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. When the war ended, Louie studied Economics and Italian at the University of Florence while waiting for transport home. Under the G. I. Bill, Louie graduated from Texas Wesleyan College with degrees in Chemistry and Biology.
In 1986, Louie retired from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration after 20 years. Since then, he owned his own business as a pharmaceutical consultant, servicing clients in Japan, China, Portugal.
Louie was an avid sports fan, enjoying one last win for the Texas Rangers the day before he died. He was a World War II buff, helping others track down information on their friends and relatives who also served. He was a whiz on the computer and could surf with the best of them. Louie was a world-traveler, having been to over 50 countries for busniess and pleasure.
Louie and Betty enjoyed over 66 years of wedded bliss. There was nothing he would rather do than spend time with his family. AS Betty's health declined, he was utterly devoted to her care. Up to the week prior to his death, his mission in life was to tend to her at the memory care center where she now lives. Theirs was a true love story of which one only reads.
Louie was an extraordinary husband, father, and grandfather. He suffered a stroke one year ago and battled prostate cancer for several years. He fought the good fight and died surrounded by his family, with music and laughter mixed in with the tears.
He was preceded in death by his son, Patrick Andrew Turner and brother, Charles Culbertson Turner, Jr.
Survivors: His wife, Betty W. Turner; daughters, Betty Rene Pacheco, and husband David, and Jackilyn Sue Turner; son, Louie Franklin Turner, Jr., and his wife, Rhonda, and Jonathan Wright Turner; grandchildren, Michael David Pacheco, Patrick Andrew Pacheco, and Katy Rene Pacheco; brother, Dr. Jack L. Turner, and wife, Barbara; cousins, Bobby Shropshire, and Margie Coppage; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Service: 12:30 p. m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p. m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.
Louie was born in Fort Worth on January 17, 1925, to Vivian Teresa Shropshire and Charles Culbertson Turner. He married the love of his life, Betty Rene Wright, on February 5, 1944.
He was a 1943 graduate of R. L. Paschal High School. Louie served in Italy as Chief-of-Section, Battery B, 985th Field Artillery Battalion, II Corps, Fifth Army, during World War II. He participated in the North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. When the war ended, Louie studied Economics and Italian at the University of Florence while waiting for transport home. Under the G. I. Bill, Louie graduated from Texas Wesleyan College with degrees in Chemistry and Biology.
In 1986, Louie retired from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration after 20 years. Since then, he owned his own business as a pharmaceutical consultant, servicing clients in Japan, China, Portugal.
Louie was an avid sports fan, enjoying one last win for the Texas Rangers the day before he died. He was a World War II buff, helping others track down information on their friends and relatives who also served. He was a whiz on the computer and could surf with the best of them. Louie was a world-traveler, having been to over 50 countries for busniess and pleasure.
Louie and Betty enjoyed over 66 years of wedded bliss. There was nothing he would rather do than spend time with his family. AS Betty's health declined, he was utterly devoted to her care. Up to the week prior to his death, his mission in life was to tend to her at the memory care center where she now lives. Theirs was a true love story of which one only reads.
Louie was an extraordinary husband, father, and grandfather. He suffered a stroke one year ago and battled prostate cancer for several years. He fought the good fight and died surrounded by his family, with music and laughter mixed in with the tears.
He was preceded in death by his son, Patrick Andrew Turner and brother, Charles Culbertson Turner, Jr.
Survivors: His wife, Betty W. Turner; daughters, Betty Rene Pacheco, and husband David, and Jackilyn Sue Turner; son, Louie Franklin Turner, Jr., and his wife, Rhonda, and Jonathan Wright Turner; grandchildren, Michael David Pacheco, Patrick Andrew Pacheco, and Katy Rene Pacheco; brother, Dr. Jack L. Turner, and wife, Barbara; cousins, Bobby Shropshire, and Margie Coppage; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Louie Franklin Turner, 85, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010, at a local hospital. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Service: 12:30 p. m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p. m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.
Louie was born in Fort Worth on January 17, 1925, to Vivian Teresa Shropshire and Charles Culbertson Turner. He married the love of his life, Betty Rene Wright, on February 5, 1944.
He was a 1943 graduate of R. L. Paschal High School. Louie served in Italy as Chief-of-Section, Battery B, 985th Field Artillery Battalion, II Corps, Fifth Army, during World War II. He participated in the North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. When the war ended, Louie studied Economics and Italian at the University of Florence while waiting for transport home. Under the G. I. Bill, Louie graduated from Texas Wesleyan College with degrees in Chemistry and Biology.
In 1986, Louie retired from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration after 20 years. Since then, he owned his own business as a pharmaceutical consultant, servicing clients in Japan, China, Portugal.
Louie was an avid sports fan, enjoying one last win for the Texas Rangers the day before he died. He was a World War II buff, helping others track down information on their friends and relatives who also served. He was a whiz on the computer and could surf with the best of them. Louie was a world-traveler, having been to over 50 countries for busniess and pleasure.
Louie and Betty enjoyed over 66 years of wedded bliss. There was nothing he would rather do than spend time with his family. AS Betty's health declined, he was utterly devoted to her care. Up to the week prior to his death, his mission in life was to tend to her at the memory care center where she now lives. Theirs was a true love story of which one only reads.
Louie was an extraordinary husband, father, and grandfather. He suffered a stroke one year ago and battled prostate cancer for several years. He fought the good fight and died surrounded by his family, with music and laughter mixed in with the tears.
He was preceded in death by his son, Patrick Andrew Turner and brother, Charles Culbertson Turner, Jr.
Survivors: His wife, Betty W. Turner; daughters, Betty Rene Pacheco, and husband David, and Jackilyn Sue Turner; son, Louie Franklin Turner, Jr., and his wife, Rhonda, and Jonathan Wright Turner; grandchildren, Michael David Pacheco, Patrick Andrew Pacheco, and Katy Rene Pacheco; brother, Dr. Jack L. Turner, and wife, Barbara; cousins, Bobby Shropshire, and Margie Coppage; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Service: 12:30 p. m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p. m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.
Louie was born in Fort Worth on January 17, 1925, to Vivian Teresa Shropshire and Charles Culbertson Turner. He married the love of his life, Betty Rene Wright, on February 5, 1944.
He was a 1943 graduate of R. L. Paschal High School. Louie served in Italy as Chief-of-Section, Battery B, 985th Field Artillery Battalion, II Corps, Fifth Army, during World War II. He participated in the North Apennines and Po Valley campaigns. When the war ended, Louie studied Economics and Italian at the University of Florence while waiting for transport home. Under the G. I. Bill, Louie graduated from Texas Wesleyan College with degrees in Chemistry and Biology.
In 1986, Louie retired from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration after 20 years. Since then, he owned his own business as a pharmaceutical consultant, servicing clients in Japan, China, Portugal.
Louie was an avid sports fan, enjoying one last win for the Texas Rangers the day before he died. He was a World War II buff, helping others track down information on their friends and relatives who also served. He was a whiz on the computer and could surf with the best of them. Louie was a world-traveler, having been to over 50 countries for busniess and pleasure.
Louie and Betty enjoyed over 66 years of wedded bliss. There was nothing he would rather do than spend time with his family. AS Betty's health declined, he was utterly devoted to her care. Up to the week prior to his death, his mission in life was to tend to her at the memory care center where she now lives. Theirs was a true love story of which one only reads.
Louie was an extraordinary husband, father, and grandfather. He suffered a stroke one year ago and battled prostate cancer for several years. He fought the good fight and died surrounded by his family, with music and laughter mixed in with the tears.
He was preceded in death by his son, Patrick Andrew Turner and brother, Charles Culbertson Turner, Jr.
Survivors: His wife, Betty W. Turner; daughters, Betty Rene Pacheco, and husband David, and Jackilyn Sue Turner; son, Louie Franklin Turner, Jr., and his wife, Rhonda, and Jonathan Wright Turner; grandchildren, Michael David Pacheco, Patrick Andrew Pacheco, and Katy Rene Pacheco; brother, Dr. Jack L. Turner, and wife, Barbara; cousins, Bobby Shropshire, and Margie Coppage; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
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