Obituary - Rufus B Turner
Rufus B. Turner
NORFOLK - Rufus B. Turner, 81, of the 7000 block of Kirby Crescent, passed
away Dec. 25, 2006, at a local hospital.
Born in Norfolk to the late James and Blanche Turner, he was a retired
supervisor with the Naval Air Rework Facility. Mr. Turner was a member of
Park Place Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Corinthian Masonic Lodge
and the Scottish Rite Bodies. He was on the directors staff of the Khedive
Temple of the Shrine and a member of the Issac Walton League.
He is survived by his wife, Janet G. Turner; a sister, Dorothy Winslow and
husband Bill; a brother, Lewis Turner and wife Kay; sister-in-law, Sylvia
Turner; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister,
Margaret Balance; and three brothers, Graham, Robert and Charles Turner.
A funeral with Masonic rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at
Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, with Dr. Terry Spencer
officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will
receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Memorial
donations may be made to Park Place Baptist Church.