[MABM] [NFBMD] Sad News: Melissa Mehl's Father

[Amber Woods]

My heartfelt condolences to her and her family .

On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 11:02 PM Ronza Othman via NFBMD <nfbmd at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Friends,
>
> I’m sorry to share that Melissa Mehl of our Central Maryland chapter lost
> her father recently.  Melissa is an active member of the chapter and is the
> immediate past first lady.  Below is the obituary.  Please keep Melissa,
> Graham, and their family in your thoughts and prayers.
>
>
>
> Obituary of Hugh Gordon Turner
>
> Hugh Gordon “Don” Turner, 76, of Ladson, passed away on February 17, 2023.
> He is greatly missed by his wife of almost 56 years Lana Norene Turner of
> Jackson,
>
> South Carolina and Clayton, Georgia, his son James Darell Turner (Stacy)
> of Aiken, South Carolina, his daughter Melissa Mehl (Graham) of Laurel,
> Maryland,
>
> his grandchildren Dylan, Miranda, and Grant, his sister Beth O’Rear (Bill)
> of Aiken, sister-in-law Sandra Turner, several nieces, great nieces, and
> great
>
> nephews. Hugh was predeceased by his father Hugh G. Turner, Sr. (Conway,
> South Carolina), his mother Lillian E. Turner (Jackson, South Carolina),
> and his
>
> brother David J. Turner (Graniteville, South Carolina).
>
> Hugh adored his family and spent his time gardening, crocheting, and
> playing the piano before falling ill. Hugh was born in Florence, South
> Carolina and
>
> met his wife Lana when they were teenagers and both of their families
> lived in Jackson. Throughout his life, Hugh was a hard worker who had a
> clever mind
>
> and deep faith in Jesus Christ.
>
> Hugh worked as a shipping clerk in the North Charleston Piggly Wiggly
> Carolina Company warehouse, as a circulation manager for the Charleston
> newspaper
>
> the Post and Courier, as owner and co-owner of convenience stores near
> Ruffin and Walterboro, as a warehouse manager for Revco in North Augusta,
> as an
>
> over-the-road semi truck driver and transportation scheduler for Murray
> Biscuit Company, and as a soldier in the US Army.
>
> Services will be private
>
>
>
> *Ronza Othman, *President
>
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