William Lee Turner, Sr.

Obituary For William Lee Turner, Sr.

William Lee Turner, Sr. was born on July 26, 1948, to Lewis Turner and Estella Northcutt in Eufaula, Alabama. At an early age, his family moved to Pensacola, Florida where he spent his youth and teenage years.

As a youth, he was a very active member of Talbot Chapel AME Zion Church. In 1966, he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School with honors in Pensacola, Florida.

He was the recipient of an academic scholarship to Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he graduated June 3, 1970. He graduated with a BS degree in Mathematics. It was there that he met his best friend and wife (Lillie McBride) of fifty-three (53) years.

After graduating college, he was employed by Sears Roebuck & Company, from which he retired after twenty (20) years of service. He worked in Atlanta, Georgia, Knoxville, Tennessee and ended here in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1975. He became a faithful member of Shiloh Baptist Church and then a charter member of Genesis Baptist Church where he led the Kitchen Ministry.

William (aka Bill by all his new friends in Greensboro) was an extremely great cook. So, after retiring, he opened a restaurant (Boss Hog’s BBQ), which is still in operation on the East Side. He enjoyed football season and watching his team, the “Dallas Cowboys”, play.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two (2) brothers, Allen Turner and Leon Turner, Sr., one (1) sister Mollie Slaughter, one (1) brother-in-law Henry Slaughter, Sr., and one (1) sister-in-law Dorothy Turner.

He leaves behind to cherish memories: His wife: Lillie M. Turner, His children: William L. Turner, Jr., Tamara T. Ravenell(Maurice), Paul A. Turner(Brandy), and Phylicia T. Short(Bobby), Grandchildren: Samuel Hairston, William Turner III, Judah Ravenell, Walter Turner, Jaanai Ravenell, Farrah Turner, Dylan Short, Paul (Deuce) Turner Jr., Bobby (Quad) Short IV, and Cru Turner, four (4) great-grandchildren, three (3) brothers Eddie Turner, James Turner(Ruth), and Homer Turner and one (1) sister Nellie Knight(Joe), Like Daughters: Tineda Kennedy and Wendy Poteat, a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives, family, and friends.

Funeral service will be held Monday October 2, 2023 12pm Genesis Baptist Church, 2812 East Bessemer Ave. Greensboro, NC 27401.

Visitation 11:30am. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, NC .

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