ELMER RAINS TURNER (1915-2008)
Elmer Rains Turner passed away Monday evening 8:05pm January 28, 2008 at the Atoka Memorial Hospital in Atoka, Oklahoma. He was 92 years old.
My dad was born May 10, 1915 at Platter, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Callie Turner. He grew up in Bromide and Wapanucka Oklahoma area. He did not finish school but was smart and a hard working man.
Dad worked at the Rock Crusher at Stringtown, Oklahoma for a few years before I was born. He eventually ended up in Lawton, Oklahoma and worked for the Freeman Construction Company for many years and retired there in the mid 70's.
We didnt get to have a normal relationship with dad. He worked away in Lawton. Mom chose to stay in Atoka. She didnt like Lawton as I found out later that when I was about 2 or 3 yrs old me and my oldest brother Dean and mom we moved to Lawton to be close to dad and his work but mom just could not cope being out there. So as it goes we moved back to Atoka and saw dad on weekends or every other weekend when we was growing up. Lawton was a 3 hr drive from Atoka so some weekends he had to work all day on Saturdays so it didnt make much sense back then I guess to make the 3 hr drive home only to turn around and have to go back early the next day. This way of life also kept dad from having close ties to his own brothers and sisters who lived in Texas. They did come see us though at least once a year we got to see our uncles and aunt Velma was always my favorite (dad's twin sister).
But us kids do have some fond memories though. I cannot speak for my brothers for they have their own memories but I do know and remember mom didnt drive so on the weekends that dad did get to come home and as long a drive as he had to make he would still take mom and us kids shopping out of town. Sometimes we'd go to Durant,Okla,sometimes McAlister, Okla and sometimes to Ada, Okla. He took us fishing alot. We used cane poles back then. Mom would make a picnic basket and we;d go west of Atoka to Boggy River and sometimes we'd go to a place west of Atoka known for old mining called Strip Pits. Sometimes we'd go north of Atoka to where the Atoka Lake runs over the spillway and we;d fish down there and catch alot of fish and have a fish fry before dad had to leave to go back to Lawton. When the wild blackberries were in bloom he'd take us out to the edge of town and we'd all spend a Sunday afternoon picking those wild blackberries so mama could make her special blackberry pie. Dad loved moms cooking.
Dad was not much for remembering any of our birthdays. He left that for mom. But he worked hard and provided the money for us to have things. But he did remember mine once and brought me home this little stuffed bulldog. Yea that was kinda special to me.
Another fond memory was dad taking us kids swimming. Sometimes he'd take us to the City Lake and sometimes down to Caney where we'd swim in Boggy Creek in the shallow part. Sometimes we'd fish there too but further on up from the swimming hole.
Dad and Mom divorced when I was around 25 yrs of age. Neither one ever remarried but still cared alot for each other. Always remained friends and a certain bond only they knew.
Dad's children are:
Dean Turner and wife Kay of Cushing, Oklahoma
Susie Kilpatrick and husband Rickie of Tom Bean, Tx.
William Turner of Atoka, OK.
David Turner of Helena, Ok.
Robert Turner of Atoka, OK.
Granchildren;
Tim and Tiffany Turner of Longwood, Florida
Jason and Jacob Kilpatrick of Tom Bean, Tx.
Michelle Turner of California
Sarah Turner of Atoka, OKla.
Stormie and Christopher Turner of Lane, Okla.
His twin sister Velma Hickman of Keller, Texas
also 3 great grandchildren and hosts of other neices and nephews most who live in Texas.
Dad was preceeded in death by his mom and dad Henry and Callie Turner
his former wife and mother of his children:
Ruth Irene Mosely Turner (January 10, 2005)
His brothers: Haskell, Dell and Loomis Turner
His sisters: Ora and Dollie
Services will be Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 2:00pm at the Atoka Funeral Home in Atoka, Oklahoma.
Officiating will be Rev. Gene Sluder - who use to run a gas station called the Nu Way Gas Station many years ago in Atoka and before dad would leave to go back to Lawton he'd gas up his car at Gene's station. We'd all load into the car and go to the Susie Q in Atoka and maybe get a hamburger or an ice cream cone then we'd go to Gene's Nu Way Gas Station so dad could fill his car up for the trip back to Lawton. Gene always checked dads car over good. So we asked Gene to do dads service.
Interment will be at Green Meadows Cemetery at Atoka, Ok.
Elmer Rains Turner passed away Monday evening 8:05pm January 28, 2008 at the Atoka Memorial Hospital in Atoka, Oklahoma. He was 92 years old.
My dad was born May 10, 1915 at Platter, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Callie Turner. He grew up in Bromide and Wapanucka Oklahoma area. He did not finish school but was smart and a hard working man.
Dad worked at the Rock Crusher at Stringtown, Oklahoma for a few years before I was born. He eventually ended up in Lawton, Oklahoma and worked for the Freeman Construction Company for many years and retired there in the mid 70's.
We didnt get to have a normal relationship with dad. He worked away in Lawton. Mom chose to stay in Atoka. She didnt like Lawton as I found out later that when I was about 2 or 3 yrs old me and my oldest brother Dean and mom we moved to Lawton to be close to dad and his work but mom just could not cope being out there. So as it goes we moved back to Atoka and saw dad on weekends or every other weekend when we was growing up. Lawton was a 3 hr drive from Atoka so some weekends he had to work all day on Saturdays so it didnt make much sense back then I guess to make the 3 hr drive home only to turn around and have to go back early the next day. This way of life also kept dad from having close ties to his own brothers and sisters who lived in Texas. They did come see us though at least once a year we got to see our uncles and aunt Velma was always my favorite (dad's twin sister).
But us kids do have some fond memories though. I cannot speak for my brothers for they have their own memories but I do know and remember mom didnt drive so on the weekends that dad did get to come home and as long a drive as he had to make he would still take mom and us kids shopping out of town. Sometimes we'd go to Durant,Okla,sometimes McAlister, Okla and sometimes to Ada, Okla. He took us fishing alot. We used cane poles back then. Mom would make a picnic basket and we;d go west of Atoka to Boggy River and sometimes we'd go to a place west of Atoka known for old mining called Strip Pits. Sometimes we'd go north of Atoka to where the Atoka Lake runs over the spillway and we;d fish down there and catch alot of fish and have a fish fry before dad had to leave to go back to Lawton. When the wild blackberries were in bloom he'd take us out to the edge of town and we'd all spend a Sunday afternoon picking those wild blackberries so mama could make her special blackberry pie. Dad loved moms cooking.
Dad was not much for remembering any of our birthdays. He left that for mom. But he worked hard and provided the money for us to have things. But he did remember mine once and brought me home this little stuffed bulldog. Yea that was kinda special to me.
Another fond memory was dad taking us kids swimming. Sometimes he'd take us to the City Lake and sometimes down to Caney where we'd swim in Boggy Creek in the shallow part. Sometimes we'd fish there too but further on up from the swimming hole.
Dad and Mom divorced when I was around 25 yrs of age. Neither one ever remarried but still cared alot for each other. Always remained friends and a certain bond only they knew.
Dad's children are:
Dean Turner and wife Kay of Cushing, Oklahoma
Susie Kilpatrick and husband Rickie of Tom Bean, Tx.
William Turner of Atoka, OK.
David Turner of Helena, Ok.
Robert Turner of Atoka, OK.
Granchildren;
Tim and Tiffany Turner of Longwood, Florida
Jason and Jacob Kilpatrick of Tom Bean, Tx.
Michelle Turner of California
Sarah Turner of Atoka, OKla.
Stormie and Christopher Turner of Lane, Okla.
His twin sister Velma Hickman of Keller, Texas
also 3 great grandchildren and hosts of other neices and nephews most who live in Texas.
Dad was preceeded in death by his mom and dad Henry and Callie Turner
his former wife and mother of his children:
Ruth Irene Mosely Turner (January 10, 2005)
His brothers: Haskell, Dell and Loomis Turner
His sisters: Ora and Dollie
Services will be Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 2:00pm at the Atoka Funeral Home in Atoka, Oklahoma.
Officiating will be Rev. Gene Sluder - who use to run a gas station called the Nu Way Gas Station many years ago in Atoka and before dad would leave to go back to Lawton he'd gas up his car at Gene's station. We'd all load into the car and go to the Susie Q in Atoka and maybe get a hamburger or an ice cream cone then we'd go to Gene's Nu Way Gas Station so dad could fill his car up for the trip back to Lawton. Gene always checked dads car over good. So we asked Gene to do dads service.
Interment will be at Green Meadows Cemetery at Atoka, Ok.
ELMER RAINS TURNER (1915-2008)
Elmer Rains Turner passed away Monday evening 8:05pm January 28, 2008 at the Atoka Memorial Hospital in Atoka, Oklahoma. He was 92 years old.
My dad was born May 10, 1915 at Platter, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Callie Turner. He grew up in Bromide and Wapanucka Oklahoma area. He did not finish school but was smart and a hard working man.
Dad worked at the Rock Crusher at Stringtown, Oklahoma for a few years before I was born. He eventually ended up in Lawton, Oklahoma and worked for the Freeman Construction Company for many years and retired there in the mid 70's.
We didnt get to have a normal relationship with dad. He worked away in Lawton. Mom chose to stay in Atoka. She didnt like Lawton as I found out later that when I was about 2 or 3 yrs old me and my oldest brother Dean and mom we moved to Lawton to be close to dad and his work but mom just could not cope being out there. So as it goes we moved back to Atoka and saw dad on weekends or every other weekend when we was growing up. Lawton was a 3 hr drive from Atoka so some weekends he had to work all day on Saturdays so it didnt make much sense back then I guess to make the 3 hr drive home only to turn around and have to go back early the next day. This way of life also kept dad from having close ties to his own brothers and sisters who lived in Texas. They did come see us though at least once a year we got to see our uncles and aunt Velma was always my favorite (dad's twin sister).
But us kids do have some fond memories though. I cannot speak for my brothers for they have their own memories but I do know and remember mom didnt drive so on the weekends that dad did get to come home and as long a drive as he had to make he would still take mom and us kids shopping out of town. Sometimes we'd go to Durant,Okla,sometimes McAlister, Okla and sometimes to Ada, Okla. He took us fishing alot. We used cane poles back then. Mom would make a picnic basket and we;d go west of Atoka to Boggy River and sometimes we'd go to a place west of Atoka known for old mining called Strip Pits. Sometimes we'd go north of Atoka to where the Atoka Lake runs over the spillway and we;d fish down there and catch alot of fish and have a fish fry before dad had to leave to go back to Lawton. When the wild blackberries were in bloom he'd take us out to the edge of town and we'd all spend a Sunday afternoon picking those wild blackberries so mama could make her special blackberry pie. Dad loved moms cooking.
Dad was not much for remembering any of our birthdays. He left that for mom. But he worked hard and provided the money for us to have things. But he did remember mine once and brought me home this little stuffed bulldog. Yea that was kinda special to me.
Another fond memory was dad taking us kids swimming. Sometimes he'd take us to the City Lake and sometimes down to Caney where we'd swim in Boggy Creek in the shallow part. Sometimes we'd fish there too but further on up from the swimming hole.
Dad and Mom divorced when I was around 25 yrs of age. Neither one ever remarried but still cared alot for each other. Always remained friends and a certain bond only they knew.
Dad's children are:
Dean Turner and wife Kay of Cushing, Oklahoma
Susie Kilpatrick and husband Rickie of Tom Bean, Tx.
William Turner of Atoka, OK.
David Turner of Helena, Ok.
Robert Turner of Atoka, OK.
Granchildren;
Tim and Tiffany Turner of Longwood, Florida
Jason and Jacob Kilpatrick of Tom Bean, Tx.
Michelle Turner of California
Sarah Turner of Atoka, OKla.
Stormie and Christopher Turner of Lane, Okla.
His twin sister Velma Hickman of Keller, Texas
also 3 great grandchildren and hosts of other neices and nephews most who live in Texas.
Dad was preceeded in death by his mom and dad Henry and Callie Turner
his former wife and mother of his children:
Ruth Irene Mosely Turner (January 10, 2005)
His brothers: Haskell, Dell and Loomis Turner
His sisters: Ora and Dollie
Services will be Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 2:00pm at the Atoka Funeral Home in Atoka, Oklahoma.
Officiating will be Rev. Gene Sluder - who use to run a gas station called the Nu Way Gas Station many years ago in Atoka and before dad would leave to go back to Lawton he'd gas up his car at Gene's station. We'd all load into the car and go to the Susie Q in Atoka and maybe get a hamburger or an ice cream cone then we'd go to Gene's Nu Way Gas Station so dad could fill his car up for the trip back to Lawton. Gene always checked dads car over good. So we asked Gene to do dads service.
Interment will be at Green Meadows Cemetery at Atoka, Ok.
Elmer Rains Turner passed away Monday evening 8:05pm January 28, 2008 at the Atoka Memorial Hospital in Atoka, Oklahoma. He was 92 years old.
My dad was born May 10, 1915 at Platter, Oklahoma the son of Henry and Callie Turner. He grew up in Bromide and Wapanucka Oklahoma area. He did not finish school but was smart and a hard working man.
Dad worked at the Rock Crusher at Stringtown, Oklahoma for a few years before I was born. He eventually ended up in Lawton, Oklahoma and worked for the Freeman Construction Company for many years and retired there in the mid 70's.
We didnt get to have a normal relationship with dad. He worked away in Lawton. Mom chose to stay in Atoka. She didnt like Lawton as I found out later that when I was about 2 or 3 yrs old me and my oldest brother Dean and mom we moved to Lawton to be close to dad and his work but mom just could not cope being out there. So as it goes we moved back to Atoka and saw dad on weekends or every other weekend when we was growing up. Lawton was a 3 hr drive from Atoka so some weekends he had to work all day on Saturdays so it didnt make much sense back then I guess to make the 3 hr drive home only to turn around and have to go back early the next day. This way of life also kept dad from having close ties to his own brothers and sisters who lived in Texas. They did come see us though at least once a year we got to see our uncles and aunt Velma was always my favorite (dad's twin sister).
But us kids do have some fond memories though. I cannot speak for my brothers for they have their own memories but I do know and remember mom didnt drive so on the weekends that dad did get to come home and as long a drive as he had to make he would still take mom and us kids shopping out of town. Sometimes we'd go to Durant,Okla,sometimes McAlister, Okla and sometimes to Ada, Okla. He took us fishing alot. We used cane poles back then. Mom would make a picnic basket and we;d go west of Atoka to Boggy River and sometimes we'd go to a place west of Atoka known for old mining called Strip Pits. Sometimes we'd go north of Atoka to where the Atoka Lake runs over the spillway and we;d fish down there and catch alot of fish and have a fish fry before dad had to leave to go back to Lawton. When the wild blackberries were in bloom he'd take us out to the edge of town and we'd all spend a Sunday afternoon picking those wild blackberries so mama could make her special blackberry pie. Dad loved moms cooking.
Dad was not much for remembering any of our birthdays. He left that for mom. But he worked hard and provided the money for us to have things. But he did remember mine once and brought me home this little stuffed bulldog. Yea that was kinda special to me.
Another fond memory was dad taking us kids swimming. Sometimes he'd take us to the City Lake and sometimes down to Caney where we'd swim in Boggy Creek in the shallow part. Sometimes we'd fish there too but further on up from the swimming hole.
Dad and Mom divorced when I was around 25 yrs of age. Neither one ever remarried but still cared alot for each other. Always remained friends and a certain bond only they knew.
Dad's children are:
Dean Turner and wife Kay of Cushing, Oklahoma
Susie Kilpatrick and husband Rickie of Tom Bean, Tx.
William Turner of Atoka, OK.
David Turner of Helena, Ok.
Robert Turner of Atoka, OK.
Granchildren;
Tim and Tiffany Turner of Longwood, Florida
Jason and Jacob Kilpatrick of Tom Bean, Tx.
Michelle Turner of California
Sarah Turner of Atoka, OKla.
Stormie and Christopher Turner of Lane, Okla.
His twin sister Velma Hickman of Keller, Texas
also 3 great grandchildren and hosts of other neices and nephews most who live in Texas.
Dad was preceeded in death by his mom and dad Henry and Callie Turner
his former wife and mother of his children:
Ruth Irene Mosely Turner (January 10, 2005)
His brothers: Haskell, Dell and Loomis Turner
His sisters: Ora and Dollie
Services will be Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 2:00pm at the Atoka Funeral Home in Atoka, Oklahoma.
Officiating will be Rev. Gene Sluder - who use to run a gas station called the Nu Way Gas Station many years ago in Atoka and before dad would leave to go back to Lawton he'd gas up his car at Gene's station. We'd all load into the car and go to the Susie Q in Atoka and maybe get a hamburger or an ice cream cone then we'd go to Gene's Nu Way Gas Station so dad could fill his car up for the trip back to Lawton. Gene always checked dads car over good. So we asked Gene to do dads service.
Interment will be at Green Meadows Cemetery at Atoka, Ok.
