John Turnbo

John Harrison Turnbo, 79, of Newbern died on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg.
He was a retired truck driver for Cliffco Construction and owned his own trucking company. He was a member of First Pentecostal Church in Union City, where he served as Sunday School Superintendent for many years and drove the church bus.
The family will receive visitors from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022, at First Pentecostal Church, located at 2501 West Main St. in Union City. Funeral services for Mr. Turnbo will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022, also at First Pentecostal Church. Officiating this service will be Senior Pastor Billy Uzzle and Pastor Dwayne Uzzle. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Priscilla Turnbo of Newbern; a son, Gary Turnbo (Ruby) of Big Sandy; three daughters, Judy Hamil (Philip) of Union City, Lisa White (Randy) of Dyersburg and Carla Griffith (Tim) of Maryville; three sisters, Barbara Singleton, Linda Singleton and Martha Turner, all of Dyersburg; and he was “PaPaw” to his 11 grandchildren, Ryan Hamil, Jon-Tyler Hamil, Monica Carson, Michael White, Josh White, Kalyn Hargrove, Beth Pittman, Matt Pittman, Chloe Griffith, Lincoln Griffith and Lequante Abbott; and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Grady Harrison Turner and Trothey Adelia Turnbo; his first wife, Bea Turnbo; and two brothers, William Turnbo and Jerry Turnbo.
Honoring Mr. Turnbo as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Ryan Hamil, Jon-Tyler Hamil, Michael White, Josh White, Lincoln Griffith, Dillon Carson, Darren Hargrove, Matt Pittman, Richard Moody and LeQuante Abbott.
Online condolences may be made to the family at johnsonwilliamsfuneralhome.com. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of John Harrison Turnbo.

Published 4.14.22