Turner, Hilliard Hayes Sr. 1914-2012

TURNER, GREEN, RICKARD, AHRENS, VOORHEES, FORRISTALL, HARRIS, POOLE, WISSINK, ANDERSON

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Date: 10/5/2012 at 12:34:18

Hilliard Turner Sr.
Created: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 11:27 a.m.

Hilliard Turner Sr., 98, of Grinnell died on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell.

A funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the First Baptist Church, 925 East St. in Grinnell. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at the church. Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements.
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Hilliard Turner, Sr.
April 22, 1914 - September 30, 2012
Grinnell, Iowa

Visitation: The family will greet friends from 10-11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 06, 2012 at the First Baptist Church, 925 East Street in Grinnell.
Funeral Service: 11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 06, 2012 at the First Baptist Church, 925 East Street in Grinnell.
Interment: Following the funeral service and lunch on Saturday, October 06, 2012 at the Rock Creek Cemetery in rural Kellogg, Iowa.

Hilliard Hayes Turner, Sr., 98, of Grinnell, was born April 22, 1914, in Monticello, Kentucky, and departed this life September 30, 2012, in Grinnell Regional Medical Center. He was the son of John Monroe and Mary Daisy Green Turner. He grew up in Central Iowa, attending Kellogg schools. He was married to Eldora Virginia Rickard on Dec. 31, 1933. They farmed in Poweshiek and Jasper Counties. In those days Grange activities, softball and making ice cream were important. After moving to Grinnell in 1945, he ran a radiator shop and started a salvage yard. Hilliard was a man intensely devoted to his family and friends. Every new grandchild, great-grandchild, or great-great grandchild was held tightly to his chest, a radiant smile beaming from his face. Treasured memories for many are riding in Hilliard’s 1925 Model T, receiving hand-crocheted afghans, caps, scarves, animals or an oven-towel, and fishing from the pontoon boat. His mechanical skills helped restore a number of vintage automobiles and also transform old school buses into unique RVs for fishing expeditions. “The Shop” was a memorable adventure for his grandchildren, too, and provided an outlet for adolescent exploration that can never be duplicated. Mr. Turner’s faith was the anchor for the lifelong values made clear to all who knew him. He was active in the First Baptist Church in Grinnell, Iowa the Presbyterian Church in Rogers, Arkansas and the Marshfield United Methodist Church in Marshfield, Missouri. Hilliard Turner was a man of conviction, of vision, of passion and of tenderness. Those who knew him understand the depth of his caring for his fellowman. A man who always placed others first, his last earthly act was to donate skin tissue for the medical benefit of others. He will be truly missed. Survivors include three children and their spouses: Virginia and Mike Ahrens, Marshfield, Missouri; Hilliard Junior and Judy Turner, Grinnell and Sharon and James Voorhees, Cedar Falls, Iowa; nine grandchildren, Michael Ahrens, Steven Ahrens, Robert Ahrens, Diane Forristall, Joni Harris, Laura Poole, Greg Turner, Natalie Wissink and John Martin Anderson; three step-grandchildren, Scott Anderson, Marlys Anderson, and Tim Anderson; 24 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 71 years, his parents, four sisters, three brothers, and grandson John Martin Ahrens.

Memorials to the Boys Scouts of America or to the Grinnell First Baptist Church “Kids Against Hunger” may be left at the church at the time of service or at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add: Attn: Turner Family on the envelope.

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