Richard Lee Turner, Sr., 87, husband of Barbara Knight Turner, of Harleyville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 22, 2024.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, January 27, 2024, in the First Baptist Church of Harleyville with Pastor Jamie Cribb officiating.  A burial will follow in the Harleyville Cemetery.  The visitation will be an hour before the service in the church. 

Richard was born on September 10, 1936, in Newberry, SC, a son of the late Dannie Lee Turner and Vera Morris Turner Mills.  He was a retired supervisor with Norfolk Southern at Brosnan Forest.  He was a member of First Baptist Church of Harleyville, an avid Clemson fan, fisherman and loved the outdoors.  He was predeceased by a sister, Sandra T. Marlow.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara K. Turner; a son, Richard “Ricky” Turner, Jr., all of Harleyville; a daughter, Julie (Timothy) Fitzgibbon, Dillon; grandchildren, Andrew (Vinita) Fitzgibbon, Caroline Turner, Sarah Fitzgibbon, Bryce Turner and Matthew Fitzgibbon.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Harleyville, 211 West Main Street, Harleyville, SC 29448.