Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-11-08
Death of MIR. w. H. Turner.

hospital in Greenwood, caused pro
found sorrow in Edgefeld. While
Mr.. Turner has been making his
home in Greenwood for the pas'
three or four years, yet he was re
garded in Edgefeld as one of our
own people. He spent portion OF
each week here giving personal at
tention to his mercantile interests
and he was in every sense loyal and
true to Edeefeld.
Mr.. Turner had not been IN a
normal state of health for nearly
six months, and having recently
grown very much worse he was op
Grated on by his physicians IN the
hope that permanent relief wodld
result. The operation made more
thorough examination possible and
complication of troubles was dis
covered, leading lis physicians to
decide at once that his recovery was
impossible. He lived about 10
days after the operation, growing
weaker all the while. His Edge
field friends, not knowing how Sc
rlously he was affected, hoped to
the last that some relief or cure
could be found.
Mr.. Turner loved Edgefeld and
the people of Edgefeld, and this
kindly and cordial feeling was re-
ciprocated in very large degree.
All down through the years, from
the time he and Mr.. ]. D. Holsteln
embarked in the mercantile busl-
ness together in 1887, Mr.. Turner
has been looked upon as one OF
Edgefeld's most loyal, most enter
prising and most progressive cltl-
zeus and business men, We are but
stating a fact which everybody
recognizes to be true when we say
that Mr., Turner easily ranked as
the most enterprising merchant
Edgefeld has ever had. During
his long business career of 80 years
or more in Edgefeld Mr.. Turner
achieved marked degree o. sCc-
cess. Believing that Greenwood
offered broader field, MIR. Turner
moved his family to that place sew
eral years ago and established two
stores. His success there been very
pronounced. However, be cher
ished the hope that he with his
family would some day return to
Edgefeld, his first love, and pass
the declining years of life. With
this aim in view, he declined to sell
his handsome home on Main street.
Mr.. Turner's Edgefeld friends and
the friends of his estimable family
shared alike the hope that he would
yet return to reside permanently
among US. The All-Wise Ruler
has taken him from the activities of
earth but yet we hope that his fam
lily will come back to US and make
Edgefeld their home.
Mr.. Turner's place will not be
easily filled in Edgefeld. He was
public spirited and generous, al
ways taking delight in bearing
his share Of the community's bur-
dens. When moral issues or public
questions had to be decided Mr..
Turner was always found on the
right side. His influence was whole
some and helpful, elevating rather
than lowering the moral tone of the
community. While he resided here
be was an active member and an
officer in the Methodist church,
but united with the Methodist
church at Greenwood when he
moved his family to that place.
The funeral was conducted here in
the Methodist Church Sunday about
one o'clock, DR.. McGhee, pastor of
the Methodist church of Greenwood,
officiating. The numerous and
very beautiful horal tributes that
covered the casket and were en-
banked about the chancel, tributes
from Greenwood and Edgefeld
friends, were silent evidences of the
universal popularity of this very
estimable citizen, whose mortal
body was laid to rest near the
graves of two little children who
preceded him to the spirit land. A
large number of Greenwood friends
accompanied the family to Edge
field on their sad mission.
Mr.. Turner is survived by his
wife and six children, Miss Madge,
w. H. Jr.. William, Bernard, Ad-
die Mae, and Howard Turner.
Those who bore the casket to the
grave were J. G Bowling, R. J.
Cartledge, R. P. Blake, ]. w. Scott,
w, Fl. Yeldell and J. @. Self.