Bobby Alvin Turner

Bobby Turner - passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Mobile, AL. He was born September 11, 1936 in Luverne, Crenshaw County, AL and grew up in the Honoraville community. Mobile became his home in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War Veteran. He was employed as a Lineman with Alabama Power Company and retired with 35 years of service. He was a member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church and Clyde Moore's Sunday School Dept. and George U. Potter Masonic Lodge. One of Bobby's joys was time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren. A highlight in his life was being at his farm in Crenshaw County fishing, gardening, bird watching and visiting with neighbors and childhood friends who dropped by. He was never happier than when sharing his special place with his Allegro buddies. Bobby was an avid Alabama Football fan, traveling thousands of miles from coast to coast in his RV to many stadiums to watch Alabama play football. He and his wife enjoyed traveling in their RV and had been to all 50 states. Bobby possessed many God given talents and excelled in whatever he did. Friends and family called on him to fix, build, repair or invent better ways of doing things, and Bobby welcomed the challenge. Helping others was a way of life for him, and he strived to do something for others each day. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Celia Green Turner; daughters, Jan McNichol (Mike) and Cherry Dobson (Bobby); grandchildren, Christy Dobson Reid (Fraser), Josh Henebry, Bo Dobson, and Sean Henebry; great-granddaughter, Celia Frances Reid; sisters, Ann Lawrence (Roger) and Janet Whitaker; brother-in-law, William Leverette; sister-in-law, Sharon Green Roberts; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Dauphin Street on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 15, from 5-8 p.m. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery West. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Josh Henebry, Bo Dobson, and Sean Henebry, as well as Blake Britt, Ben Cross, and Harold Thomas. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Melton, Bill Stephens, Buddy Antoine, Buck Davison, and his grandson-in-law, Fraser Reid. The family will accept flowers or memorial donations may be made to Dauphin Way Baptist Church Building Fund, 3661 Dauphin St., Mobile, AL 36606 or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4464, Houston, TX 77210-4464.