John W. Turner, 84, of Fordyce passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 at Dallas County Hospital in Fordyce, Arkansas.
He was born March 20, 1941 in Rison, Arkansas. He was a retired maintenance worker for Georgia-Pacific and a member of Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse W. Turner and Bertha Clark Turner; one son, Steve “Tree” Turner; one grandson, Jesse Turner; two brothers, Buck Turner, James Roy Turner; and two sisters, Virginia Connell and Mary Frances Sims.
John is survived by his wife of 62 years, Julia “Judy” Pinckard Turner of Fordyce; one daughter, Lynn Turner of Fordyce; one grandson, Dalton Turner of Camden; one great granddaughter, Nova Turner.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 29 at Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Bolin officiating. Burial will follow at Crossroads Cemetery.
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