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Visitation:
Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at the Atlanta Christian
Church from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m
Masonic Service: 7
p.m. Wednesday at the church
Second visitation: 9:30
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2024 at the
church
Service:
10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church
Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta
Obituary
William Wayne Turner, 82, of Atlanta,
passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Copper
Creek Cottages in Lincoln.
Funeral Services for Wayne will be on Thursday, July
11, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Atlanta Christian
Church with Mr. Maurice Stribling officiating.
Burial will follow at the Atlanta Cemetery in
Atlanta.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 10, 2024,
at the Atlanta Christian Church from 5:00 p.m. until
7:00 p.m. Masonic Services will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Additional visitation will begin on Thursday, at
9:30 a.m. prior to the funeral.
William Wayne Turner was born on March 18, 1942, the
son of William Harold and Mildred Lucille Demling
Turner. He was united in marriage to Connie Jo
Brooks on June 9, 1963. She survives.
Also surviving are his children: Janice (Tom)
Garriott and Michael (Gwen) Turner; grandchildren:
Alicia (David) Settle, Missy (Adam) Baker, Lauren
(Ryan) Schulz, Erin Turner, Jordyn Turner, Kylie
(Jake) Watkins, Kami (Andy) Brown, Kameron (Ali)
Carpenter, Sara (Benji) Hensen, and Aaron (Ashley)
Garriott; great-grandchildren: Jaxin, Madax, Eliah,
Alexis, Hezekiah, Izzy, Tyler, Norah, Hadassah,
Millie, Mila, Saylor, Zoey, Ollie, Quinley, and
Lily; one sister, Jane Turner; and one brother, Dane
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Wayne was preceded in death by one
sister, Beverly Sue Johnson, and one brother, Kent
N. Turner.
Wayne was a 1960 graduate of Atlanta High School,
1962 graduate of Lincoln Junior College, and then
Illinois Wesleyan University in 1964. Wayne first
worked for the family business as it evolved from
Bill’s 66 into Turner Oil Company. Wayne retired at
the age of 71 from McLean County government in the
maintenance department at the Law & Justice Center.
He was a 69-year member of the Atlanta Christian
Church where he served as a Deacon and an Elder; a
60-year member of the Atlanta Masonic Lodge A.F. &
A.M. #165; Bloomington Consistory; Mohammed Shrine;
and Atlanta Rotary Club.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Christian Church or
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospitals.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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