He was born June 18, 1929 in Brimfield, IL to Furnard and Anna Turner. He married Shirley Huffman on September 27, 1974.
Surviving is his wife Shirley of East Peoria, their combined children, Bill (Sandra) Turner of Rock Island, IL, Russell (Teri) Turner of Hendersonville, TN, Thomas Turner Sr. of Peoria, Joyce (Roger) Waters of Eldorado, IL, John Froman Jr. of East Peoria, Christina Fanning of Peoria, and Joseph (Heidi) Huffman Jr of Peoria; two sisters, Helen Shields of East Peoria and Florence King of Creve Coeur; 27 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Marilyn Raines; 3 siblings Velma Payton, Donald Turner and Johnny Turner, 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren
Charles worked as a Line Inspector for Caterpillar Inc. for over 30 years before retiring. He was of the Baptist Faith. Charles will be remembered as a hard worker, who enjoyed strawberry shakes and three musketeer candy bars. He loved spending time with his family, his beloved dogs and sharing his faith with others.
A visitation will be on Friday, May 10, 2019 from 5 to 7 pm at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel. A funeral service will be on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 11:00 am at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service at Swan Lake Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Peoria.
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