Samuel I. Turner

April 7, 1949 - November 19, 2015

HEATH: A funeral service for Samuel I. Turner will be held at 11am, on Monday, November 23, 2015, at the Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home, in Newark. Pastor Jen Ballenger will officiate. Family and friends may call on Sunday, from 4pm-8pm, at the funeral home, 985 N. 21st Street and also one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday. Sam, 66, of Heath, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, in Columbus. He was born April 7, 1949, in Roda, Virginia, a son of the late Wilburn Howard and Jeanette (Hughes) Turner. Sam was a 1968 graduate of Newark High School and retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas after 42 years service. For many years his favorite pastimes were golfing, league bowling and boating. But it was his family and especially his beloved grandchildren who were the spirit of his life. He was an avid OSU and Bengals fan.

Surviving is his wife of 27 years, Deborah C. (Stapleton) Turner; his children, Josh (Jennifer) Turner of Utica, Jason (Cassie) Turner of Newark, Billy (Martie) Turner of Newark, Nicole Zahrndt of Columbus, Lisa Dupler of Columbus; his 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sisters, Ann (Joe) Gamertsfelter of Coshocton, Betty Wolfe of Coshocton, Karen Stapleton of Heath; several nieces and nephews; special friend Duane Zahrndt and his beloved dog "Scarlet Ann Gray".