Leonard Kenton Turner

OCT. 16, 1955- AUG. 6, 2022

Leonard Kenton Turner, affectionately known as

“Ken”, “Dad”, and “Big Daddy,” returned home to

his Lord, at the age of 66, on Saturday, August

6, 2022.

A celebration of life service will be held

Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., at

Eastmont Baptist Church with Rev. Michael

Northcutt officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour

prior at 1:00 p.m.

Ken was born October 16, 1955, in Montgomery,

Alabama, to Charles Henderson Turner and

Sarah Phillips Turner. He is predeceased by his

parents and a brother in law, Lee Killough.

Growing up in Montgomery, he was the third

child of Charlie and Sarah, and the younger

brother of Lisa and Bubba. After attending

Robert E. Lee, in 1975, Ken joined the

Air National Guard. Through his training at

Kessler Air Force Base, he excelled in

communications and electronics systems

principles. His military training and expertise led

him to faithfully serve his country in satellite

communication and missile technology in the

War in Afghanistan.

Ken’s personality made him an exceptional

salesman for several years. His other interests

included sports, hunting, cooking, and music.

Besides his career, he enjoyed coaching baseball

and umpiring where he developed many

friendships and he loved the Alabama Crimson

Tide! His love for hunting deer was only made

more special when he could spend time with his

son and later his granddaughter. He began

cooking at an early age creating homemade

pizzas and continuing on when he perfected his

recipe of Chicken-n-dumplings to mimic his

mother’s.

The most important thing to Ken was that he

was saved by the blood of Jesus and was quick

to give all the glory to God for his salvation. He

loved to play guitar and would sing hymns at

nursing homes through serving at Faith Rescue

Mission. Second to his love of God, was the love

he had for all of his family. From his children,

Jeni and Hunter and their spouses Leo and

Summer- to his “angels”- granddaughters,

Harper and Sayler Kate- Ken would not hesitate

to express about how blessed he was for them,

as well as his extended family.

Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer

Maurelli (Leo); son, Hunter Turner (Summer);

sister, Lisa Killough; brother, Charles (Bubba)

Turner (Lundi); granddaughters, Harper and

Sayler Kate Turner; grandson, Cruz Maurelli;

nieces, April Anderson (Chad), Amy Blake (Paul),

Heather Carroll (Clint); nephew, Andrew Turner;

several great nieces and nephews. Special

friends, Candace Barber, her daughter- Blake,

and grandson- James Allen.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Leak-MC.com for the Turner family.