Elmer "Dale" Turney's Obituary
Elmer “Dale” Turney, 89, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Liberty Village in Clinton, surrounded by his family.
Dale was born May 16, 1926, in Cerro Gordo to Elmer John and Gladys Irene (Wallace) Turney. He graduated from Bement High School in 1944. He married Juanita Howland on September 29, 1946, at Grace united Methodist Church in Decatur. He was a member of First Christian Church of Clinton and their choir. Dale was co-owner of Soy City Tire &Treading and later fleet maintenance manager of General Transfer.
He was survived by his wife of 69 years, Juanita Turney of Clinton; two sons, Richard (Sue) Turney and Bob (Donna) Turney both of Clinton; two daughters, Deb (Doug) Tilley of Clinton and Jan (Roger) Dial of Maroa; eleven grandchildren, Joshua (Jodi) Turney, John (Timothea) Turney, Jim (Erin) Turney, Tina (Jimmy) McDaniel, Chastity (Larry) Coleman, Carrie (Fred) Zbinden, Kristen (Scott) Davis, Kevin (Mia Oakes) Tilley, Melinda Dial, Alex (Aimee) Dial and Ben Dial; twenty great-grandchildren; one great-great- grandchild; three sisters, Betty Moery of Ottawa, Martha Postlewait of Bement and Linda (Ron) Hoekstra of Alexandria, VA.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Janet Mulvaney.
Services to celebrate the life of Dale Turney will be 10:30 Thursday, October 22, 2015, at First Christian Church of Clinton. Visitation will be from 4p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at the church. Burial will be in Oakpark Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to First Christian Church of Clinton.
The family of Dale Turney is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL. View the online obituary and send condolences to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
Video Tribute for Elmer “Dale” Turney: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/4DFS56DTW4SFWX8X
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