The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-01-08
IN DEATHS SLEEP
Death Of Mrs. Oscar Turner at MEL.
rose, Near Louisville.

rose. Near louisville.
Mrs. Oscar Turner died 1T 3 O'Clock
| Friday, Jan. at her country resi-
Idence, Melrose, III Crescent Hill, af-
| ter a brief Illness Of paralysis.
At her bedside when death came were
Iher daughter, Mrs. w J. Abrana; her
Ison-in-law, Mr.. w. J. Abran1; her sis
ter, Mrs. Thomas nj Jones; her broth
er, VIM. III. Gardner, of Union City,
Tenn, her granddaughter, Miss Carrie
Turner, and other relatives.
Mrs. Eugenia G. Turner was born
seventy-two years ago at Dresden,
Tenn. She was daug inter- 81 the = On
Alfred Gardner, in his lifetime promi-
nent in the business and political af-
fairs Of West Tennessee. Mr.. Gardner
was man of wealth and culture and
Mrs. Turner grew to womanhood amid
the refnements and elevating infiu-
ences Of an ideal country home. Her
education was in keeping with the as
Ipirations and ambitions of naturally
bright mentality, attuned to high ideals
and developed through earnest study
and the association and solicitous CO.
operation OF devoted family and a cir
Gle Of friends made up Of the best brain
of Tennessee.
When about 81 years Of age she was
married to Hon. Oscar Turner, one Of
the rising young lawyers OF the Jackson
Purchase. In 1857 Col Turner was
elected to the State Senate, having pre-
yiously served term as Common
wealth's Attorney. During his term at
Frankfort his young wife was the
charming hostess at numerous enter
tainments and a central figure in the
social life Of the State capital
WE'LL KNOWN IN WASHINGTON.
Col Turner subsequently represented
the First District for three terms in
Congress, during the greater part Of
which Mrs. Turner made her home in
Washington. There, as elsewhere, she
drew around herself an admiring coterie
of friends. IT was during Col. Turner's
service in Congress that he purchased
the beautiful suburban place, Mel
rose, 4 ID Crescent Hill, the family re-
moving there after the expiration Of his
term.
AN IDEAL HOSTESS.
Her home at Melroseo was a mecca
for distinguished visitors to the city and
her gracious hospitality will be long re-
membered by those who have been
guests at the well-known residence on
the Cherokee Drive. She was an ideal
hostess and by her kindly interest and
native charm of manner endeared her
self to all who came within the portals.
of her home Though not an ostenta-
tious giver she dispensed many charities
and those who were close to her knew
her as one ever ready to aid in worthy
objects, to relieve the suffering and the.
needy and to, extend helping hand
wherever she recognized the need.
Mrs. Turner is survived by one.
daughter, Mrs. William ] Abram, Of
Louisville. Her husband, Col, Oscar
Turner, and her eldest son, Henry L.
Turner, died Id 1896, their deaths be-
ing only a few months apart. Her
younger son, who was former Congress
man, Oscar Turner, Jr,, died July ~ /,
1902. After his death, which was the
loss Of a series Of bereave-
ments, Mrs. Turner gradually declined
in health. She was still active, how
ever, for a woman OF her years, up to a
few weeks prior to her death, although
under the constant care Of physicians.
OF her fathers family, Mrs Turner is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Thos. N,
Jones, Of Columbia, Tenn, and Mrs.
John r. Thomson, Of Dresden, and by
two brothers, William Gardner, Of I'm
ion City, and Alfred Gardner, OF Ores
den. Mrs. Malcolm r. Patterson, wife
Of the Governor Of Tennessee, is Mrs.
Turner's niece, and Col. Russell Gard
ner, the buggy manufactures, Of St.
Louis, is her nephew. In addition to-
these she has many relatives of promi-
hence III varied vocations and in various
Louisville Courier-Journal.