Eddy Smith Turner, 69, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Ocilla Baptist Church in Ocilla, Georgia, with Bro. Ray Turner officiating. Interment will follow in Brushy Creek Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Tuesday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Turner was born April 25, 1953, in Ocilla, Georgia, to the late J.O. & Inez Smith Turner. He was a 1973 graduate of Irwin County High School. Mr. Turner was a welder his entire life until becoming ill in 2000. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved the outdoors. Mr. Turner also dearly loved his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jennie Smith Turner of Ocilla; children: Jennifer & Joey Lowe of Ocilla and Brinkley & Nicole Turner of Ashburn; grandchildren: Jonathan Turner, Maelyn Turner, Rylei Lowe, Josey Lowe, Breann Lowe, Cassie Lowe, Andrew Ray and Shawn Ray; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Jerry & Sara Turner of Enigma; sisters: Wilma Sherouse of Gainesville, Florida, Glenda & Ray Briel of Gainesville, Florida, and Paula & James Riley Daniels of Ocilla; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Cherry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Turner, Jr.