Jerry R. Turner, 63, of Arden, died Thursday, June 8, 2006. A native of Hickory Grove, SC, he was the son of the late Millard and Bertie Smith Turner. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, Frank, Roy, Elmer and Troy Turner and a sister, Bea Black. Jerry was a self-employed brick and block mason. Don’t cry for me Spread my ashes in the sea Take a walk on the beach And go fishing one more time Remember me with love and humor My abilities as a father And my love for my wife Jerry is survived by his wife, Judy Branks Turner; two daughters, Vicki Turner Lawson, and her husband Tony, of Asheville and Lisa Turner of Arden; a child of the heart, Trisha Stevens; two grandchildren, Cody and MiKayla Lawson; three sisters, Marie Lewis, and her husband Odell, of Hoopers Creek, Lois Young of Arden and Betty Rice, and her husband Frank, of Madison County and one brother, Junior Turner, and his wife Irene, of Leicester. No services are planned at this time. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm Saturday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Buncombe County Medical Society Project Access, 304 Summit St., Asheville, NC 28803, in Jerry’s name.

Arden – Jerry R. Turner, 63, of Arden, died Thursday, June 8, 2006. A native of Hickory Grove, SC, he was the son of the late Millard and Bertie Smith Turner. He also was preceded in death by four brothers, Frank, Roy, Elmer and Troy Turner and a sister, Bea Black. Jerry was a self-employed brick and block mason. Don’t cry for me Spread my ashes in the sea Take a walk on the beach And go fishing one more time Remember me with love and humor My abilities as a father And my love for my wife Jerry is survived by his wife, Judy Branks Turner; two daughters, Vicki Turner Lawson, and her husband Tony, of Asheville and Lisa Turner of Arden; a child of the heart, Trisha Stevens; two grandchildren, Cody and MiKayla Lawson; three sisters, Marie Lewis, and her husband Odell, of Hoopers Creek, Lois Young of Arden and Betty Rice, and her husband Frank, of Madison County and one brother, Junior Turner, and his wife Irene, of Leicester. No services are planned at this time. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm Saturday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Buncombe County Medical Society Project Access, 304 Summit St., Asheville, NC 28803, in Jerry’s name.