William Turner

William McKinley Turner,

affectionately known as Billy, was called home on Monday, February 16, 2015, 3:15 p.m. at The House Of Pines, Easton, MD.

He was born December 28, 1933, son of the late Lenora Bantum and Wendell Murray. Billy was educated in the Talbot County    Public Schools.  After school Billy had a very special hobby of   writing. He had a beautiful penmanship for a man.  Billy also        enjoyed watching Westerns on TV and relaxing by the shores as he fished and attended to his garden.

He was employed by The Town of Easton for 27 years and 9 months until he retired. While working for the Town of Easton as a Foreman, Billy had many friends, that called him “Cigar Man”. Whenever you saw him he always had a cigar hanging off his lip, whether it was lit or not it was there.  When you talked to him that cigar hung on for dear life, never falling.  Billy was also employed many years at Hallowell Car Dearlership as a mechanic for the late George Thompson.

Billy was preceded in  death by his wife, Deloris Mae Turner and his son, Winfred Dale Turner; two sisters, Wendy and Thelma Turner; two brothers, Wayman and Wardell Turner.

Billy leaves to mourn his memory, one daughter, Denise D.   Joshua of Easton, MD; one granddaughter, Dewanna D. Planter of Upper Marlboro, MD; one grandson, SFC Dereke D. Planter, Jr. of Ft. Bliss, TX); one great granddaughter, Maya S. Planter of       Richmond, VA; five brothers, Tenason Turner, Leroy Murray, Royce Murray, Walter Murray and Randolph Murray all of Easton, MD; one brother in-law, Robert “Chucky” Joshua (Juanita) of Cordova, MD; nine sisters, Doretha Turner, Bertha Turner, Joan Turner, Marjorie Murray, Frances Murray, Joyce Murray, Trineice Murray Williams, Diane Emory and Emma Green all of Easton, MD; two sisters in-law, Christine Samuels (Cedric) of Trappe, MD and Trushay Alston (Terri), both of Easton, MD and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Interment in Paradise Cemetery