Roy E. Turner

Roy E. Turner September 14, 1924 ~ February 17, 2015 Roy E. Turner, 90, died peacefully at his home on February 17, 2015. He was born September 14, 1924, about a block away from where he lived and passed away. He was the ninth out of 13 children born to Edwin and Henrietta Turner. The family moved to Palisades for a short time, where he received his schooling. Dad injured himself which led to an infection that was treated with a newfound medicine called "Penicillin". He was one of the first recipients of this new wonder cure. The penicillin cured the infection, but not before the infection caused some damage that later led to his disability. He worked for various companies during the Depression and WWII to build a small savings to buy his own home at 304 Cottage Avenue in Cashmere, WA. On June 28, 1948, he married the love of his life, Elsie Becker. They had five children. Dad had his own box building company. He became the fastest box builder in the area, working for different orchards throughout the valley. In 1947, he went to work for Blue Star and ran the box building machine and cold storage operations. At the same time, he took correspondent classes in electronics from Chicago Tech Institute. After receiving his certification, he started his own TV repair business, "Turner TV and Appliance Sales and Service". He was very instrumental in bringing TV to the upper valley as a founder and member of the "Upper Valley Reflector Association". Dad was also member of many different organizations in the valley, including The Dryden Gun Club, the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce, and he was also the assistant fire chief for the Cashmere volunteer fire department for many years. The Turner home was open to many family members who were in need of a place to stay for any length of time. Roy was a wonderful husband, mentor, teacher, father, brother, grandpa, great-grandpa, uncle and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his parents; 12 brothers and sisters; granddaughter, Noel; and his lovely wife, Elsie. He is survived by his children, Diane (Tom) Bolyard of Cashmere, Ed (Diana) Turner of Cashmere, Jim (Cindy) Turner of St. Mary's, ID, Etta (Shull) deJong of Wenatchee, and Shawn (Revelle) Turner of Cashmere; grandchildren, Cindy (Dennis) Whittlesey, Eric (Marlene) Bolyard, Darcy (Rusty) Carper, Amanda (Jeremy) Main, Alex deJong, Brennan Turner, and Corine Turner; and great-grandchildren, Leland, Levi, Elizabeth, Jessie, Duncan, Connor, Lorynn, Cylas, and Brody. Also several nieces, nephews, in-laws, out-laws, friends and unofficial adopted children. The family would like to thank Ed, Diana, Marlene and Tracy for their loving care of Dad in his declining years. A Celebration of Roy's Life will be held Saturday, March 14, 2015, at the Cashmere Middle School Auditorium, 300 Tigner Road, Cashmere, WA 98815 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice in Roy's name. Arrangements are assisted by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

Roy E. Turner

September 14, 1924 - February 17, 2015