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Ray Turner 1945–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1945

Birth Location: Harlan, Kentucky

Death Date: 21 May 2015

Death Location: Big Laurel, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Ornel Turner

Mother: Omie Sturgell

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Ray Turner was born in 1945 in Harlan, Kentucky, the child of Ornel Turner And Omie Sturgell. Ray Turner married Lynda Lee Mckenzie, and had children including Brett Turner, Ralph Michael Turner. Ray Turner passed away in 2015 in Big Laurel, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ray Turner was born in 1945 in Harlan, Kentucky, the child of Ornel Turner And Omie Sturgell.
  • Ray Turner married Lynda Lee Mckenzie, and had children including Brett Turner, Ralph Michael Turner.
  • Ray Turner passed away in 2015 in Big Laurel, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Ray Turner's Ancestors

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Ray Turner
1945–2015
Birth Place: Harlan, Kentucky
Parents
Ornel Turner
1915–2003
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky
Omie Sturgell
1919–2001
Kentucky
Grandparents
John Stargell
1896–1946
Letcher, Kentucky
Myrtie Collanger
1898–1975
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Sterzell
1865–1948
Elizebeth Caudill
1869–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sturgill
1855–1918
Margret Sterzell
1838–1906
John Caudill
1833–
Nancy Sturgill
1840–

Ray Turner's Timeline

2 Records

1945
2 Jan 1945
Birth of Ray Turner in Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan, Kentucky
2015
21 May 2015
Age 70
Death of Ray Turner in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101142087
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 2015
    Event Place: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Laurel, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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